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An undergarment dropped in taste for farce (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

travesty

'farce' is the definition.
('travesty' can be a synonym of 'farce')

'an undergarment dropped in taste' is the wordplay.
'an' becomes 'a'.
'undergarment' becomes 'vest' (vest is a kind of undergarment).
'dropped in' is an insertion indicator.
'taste' becomes 'try' ('try' can be a synonym of 'taste').
'a'+'vest'='avest'
'avest' placed within 'try' is 'TRAVESTY'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for travesty that I've seen before include "Burlesque, mockery" , "Farcical imitation" , "Total misrepresentation" , "Grotesque representation" , "Take off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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