Busy bursar with it causes a bang high up (8)

I believe the answer is:

airburst

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'busy bursar' is the definition.
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(Another definition for airburst that I've seen is " Explosion in the atmosphere".)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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