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Generated a disguise to get Ben (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

begotten

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'generated' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to bodily activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'a disguise to get ben' is the wordplay.
'a disguise' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'disguising' mean this).
'to'+'get'+'ben'='togetben'
'togetben' is an anagram of 'BEGOTTEN'.

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(Other definitions for begotten that I've seen before include "Get bet on, being born" , "Sort of" , "Procreated, sired, generated" , "Fathered or brought into being by" , "Produced as offspring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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