Contemplated (5)
I believe the answer is:
mused
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">contemplated</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('muse' can be a synonym of 'contemplate')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mused that I've seen before include "Fuddled" , "Reflected in silence" , "Contemplated" , "Closer" , "Reflected or pondered" .)