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To start the year, something amusing (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toy

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'something amusing' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'to start the year' is the wordplay.
'start' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'year' is 'y'.
'to'+'y'='TOY'

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(Other definitions for toy that I've seen before include "Trifle with plaything?" , "Small breed" , "Trifle or dally with" , "Doll or teddy, say" , "A child's plaything" .)

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