The Universe (8)
I believe the answer is:
creation
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the universe</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('creation' can be a synonym of 'universe')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for creation that I've seen before include "Institution" , "The bringing into existence of something" , "concept" , "The making of something out of nothing" , "Establishment" .)