Like an anecdote, one hopes (7)

I believe the answer is:

amusing

(Other definitions for amusing that I've seen before include "Causing a smile" , "Pleasantly entertaining" , "Killing" , "Mildly funny - diverting" , "Humorous" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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