Amusingly capricious (9)

I believe the answer is:

whimsical

(Other definitions for whimsical that I've seen before include "Mischievous" , "Playfully fanciful" , "Fanciful or playful" , "Playfully quaint" , "Quirky" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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