Meant working around inspiring figure for fun (9)
I believe the answer is:
amusement
'fun' is the definition.
(amusement is fun or enjoyment)
'meant working around inspiring figure' is the wordplay.
'working' indicates an anagram.
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'inspiring figure' becomes 'muse' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'meant' with letters rearranged gives 'ament'.
'ament' enclosing 'muse' is 'AMUSEMENT'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for amusement that I've seen before include "set up through arcade?" , "enjoyment for 19 > [(type of) PARK]" , "(State of) finding something funny" , "Pleasure, diversion" , "Diversion, recreation" .)