Got a chuckle out of Crossword Clue

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Got a chuckle out of Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. pleasantly occupied

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHUCKLE (verb)
1. laugh quietly or with restraint
CHUCKLE (noun)
1. a soft partly suppressed laugh
OUT (adverb)
1. from one’s possession
OUT (adjective)
1. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
2. excluded from use or mention
OUT (verb)
1. to state openly and publicly one’s homosexuality
2. be made known; be disclosed or revealed
OUT (noun)
1. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
MEDUSA

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Down

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