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Live, too much inside information propagated (8)

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I believe the answer is:

begotten

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'propagated' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to bodily activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'live too much inside information' is the wordplay.
'live' becomes 'be' (synonyms).
'too much' becomes 'OTT' (short for over the top).
'inside' indicates putting letters inside.
'information' becomes 'gen' (gen can informally mean information).
'ott' going within 'gen' is 'gotten'.
'be'+'gotten'='BEGOTTEN'

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

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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