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Article by inspiring women is entertaining (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amuses

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'inspiring women is entertaining' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'article' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'article' could be 'a' (the indefinite article in English) and 'a' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'muses' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for amuses that I've seen before include "Makes (someone) laugh" , "Entertains" , "provides entertainment" , "Diverts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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