Poor imitation of wages that will secure staff (6)
I believe the answer is:
parody
'poor imitation' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'wages that will secure staff' is the wordplay.
'wages' becomes 'pay' (I've seen this in other clues).
'that will secure' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are secured).
'staff' becomes 'rod' (both can mean a stick or cane).
'pay' placed around 'rod' is 'PARODY'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for parody that I've seen before include "Travesty" , "Make a mockery" , "Satirical imitation" , "Satire - burlesque" , "Skit" .)