Ruminates (5)
I believe the answer is:
muses
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ruminates</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for muses that I've seen before include "Nine Greek and Roman goddesses presiding over the arts" , "Contemplates" , "Clio, Euterpe, Terpsichore etc" , "In Greek and Roman myth, nine goddesses of the arts" , "Thinks" .)