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"amusement" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often fun (3 letters).
Definitions
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser + -ment. Morphologically amuse + -ment.
Used in a sentence
“To my great amusement, the dog kept on chasing its tail and yelped when it bit it.”
“This is some form of amusement you're talking about.”
“"What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Fun diversion”9 letters
02“Fun feeling”9 letters
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