Find use in a way that's inspired (7)

I believe the answer is:

infused

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'inspired' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'find use in a way' is the wordplay.
'in a way' indicates an anagram.
'find'+'use'='finduse'
'finduse' is an anagram of 'INFUSED'.

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for infused that I've seen before include "as 27 [HERBAL TEA] did" , "as the tea maker did" , "poured in" , "Inculcated" , "Did steep" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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