Small joke given a whirl? (4)
I believe the answer is:
spun
'given a whirl?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'small joke' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'joke' becomes 'pun' (pun is a type of joke).
's'+'pun'='SPUN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spun that I've seen before include "Turned round quickly" , "treated by doctors?" , "Rotated cricket-ball" , "(Of cotton/wool) twisted into threads" , "Rapidly rotated" .)