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Made fun pushily? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poked

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'made' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I can't see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for poked that I've seen before include "Prodded" , "Stirred up" , "Created incitement" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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