Changing mono to stereo in FCP

I have an audio clip in FCP that is mono and I would like to make it into a stereo clip so that the sound matches the rest of the audio clips and comes out both channels.
I think I used to know how to do this using some sort of audio filter, but I may be confusing FCP with Premiere Pro in how it is done. I can't figure it out now.
(that's the trouble with using too many video editors- you start getting them confused!)
Can anyone please advise me how I can make a mono clip into a stereo clip in FCP?
Thanks for any advice.

Two ways to fake stereo: Put a copy of the clip on audio 2, or pan the track center. But it isn't true stereo.
You could also, on the duplicated tracks, EQ one to be bass-heavy and one to be treble heavy, and then play with the pan degree to "place" the bass or treble in the stereo spectrum. But it still isn't stereo.

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