The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AMUSED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result AMUSED
- Made to smile with a thought
- Entertained in the morning, employed afterwards
- Around America, a large body of water diverted
- Commercial about Clio, say, was entertaining
- Poster about Clio perhaps was entertaining
- Sea churned up with mud is diverted
- . Victoria reportedly wasn’t thought to be after American
- Victoria wasn’t a married American journalist
- A thought caused a chuckle
- In these days, consider being tickled
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The straight part
We know that "tickled" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tickled = amused.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does AMUSED mean?
AMUSED verb- To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.
- To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
- To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
- To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
- Pleasurably entertained.
- Displaying amusement.
- (usually with a complement) Enjoying humor aspects (of something).