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Child entertained by humorous programme (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sprog

'child' is the definition.
(informal term for a child)

'entertained by humorous programme' is the wordplay.
'entertained by' indicates a hidden word.
'SPROG' can be found hidden inside 'humorous programme'.

(Other definitions for sprog that I've seen before include "Baby (slang)" , "little one" , "Child; recruit (mil. slang)" , "Infant" , "Child, colloquially" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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