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Originated something briefly fashionable therein? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fathered

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'originated' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I don't see how one could define the other.

'something briefly fashionable therein?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'something' could be 'er' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'er' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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