Diverting in an odd way (5)
I believe the answer is:
funny
'diverting' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for funny that I've seen before include "Hilarious" , "Amusing or peculiar" , "Ha-ha or peculiar?" , "Droll -- suspicious" , "Comical" .)