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Considered motorway second-hand (5)

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mused

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'considered' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'motorway second-hand' is the wordplay.
'motorway' becomes 'M' (as in motorway names - M1, M4 etc).
'second hand' becomes 'used' (second hand can mean previously owned or used).
'm'+'used'='MUSED'

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(Other definitions for mused that I've seen before include "Reflected or pondered" , "Was deep in thought" , "Reflected in silence" , "Thought (to oneself)" , "Contemplated" .)

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