Line found in funny gag (8)
I believe the answer is:
strangle
'gag' is the definition.
(I know that gag can be written as strangle)
'line found in funny' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'line' could be 'l' (used when specifying particular lines from a poem) and 'l' is found in the answer.
'funny' could be 'strange' (similar in meaning) and 'strange' is found within the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for strangle that I've seen before include "Suppress (an impulse)" , "Suppress; choke" , "Subdue" , "Finish off" , "Tanglers - asphyxiate them" .)