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... but unfortunately ends up as a parody (6)

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I believe the answer is:

sendup

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'parody' is the definition.
(I know that parody can be written as sendup)

'but unfortunately ends up as a' is the wordplay.
'ends up' anagrams to 'SENDUP'.
But, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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