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After morning, second hand was entertained (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amused

'entertained' is the definition.
(amusing is a kind of entertaining)

'after morning second hand' is the wordplay.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'morning' becomes 'am' (as in 12:00 AM).
'second hand' becomes 'used' (second hand can mean previously owned or used).
'am' next to 'used' is 'AMUSED'.

'was' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for amused that I've seen before include "Beguiled" , "Queen Victoria wasn't!" , "Tickled pink" , "Mildly entertained by Medusa" , "Delighted" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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