Made little of, in a funny sort of way (7,3)
I believe the answer is:
laughed off
'made little' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'of in a funny sort of way' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
'way' could be 'e' (Compass direction - East) and 'e' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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