A meditation provoking mirth (7)

I believe the answer is:

amusing

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'a meditation provoking mirth' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a meditation' is the wordplay.
'meditation' becomes 'musing' (synonyms).
'a'+'musing'='AMUSING'

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(Other definitions for amusing that I've seen before include "Humorous" , "Comical" , "Entertaining, pleasing" , "comic" , "Entertaining, diverting" .)

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