Article by inspiring women is entertaining (6)
I believe the answer is:
amuses
'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.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for amuses that I've seen before include "Makes (someone) laugh" , "Entertains" , "provides entertainment" , "Diverts" .)