Aroused, as curiosity (6)

I believe the answer is:

piqued

(Other definitions for piqued that I've seen before include "Having a feeling of hurt pride" , "Felt irritated" , "Needled" , "put out" , "Felt resentment" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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