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Being diverted made us excited (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amused

'being diverted' is the definition.
('amused' can be a synonym of 'diverted')

'made us excited' is the wordplay.
'excited' indicates anagramming the letters.
'made'+'us'='madeus'
'madeus' with letters rearranged gives 'AMUSED'.

(Other definitions for amused that I've seen before include "Mildly entertained by Medusa" , "Victoria reputedly wasn't" , "Delighted" , "Mildly diverted or entertained" , "Made (someone) laugh" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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