The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LAUGHED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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Buddy explains!
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What does LAUGHED mean?
LAUGHED verb- To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
- To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
- (followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
- To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
- To express by, or utter with, laughter.