Good-humored teasing (8)

I believe the answer is:

raillery

(Other definitions for raillery that I've seen before include "Playful satire" , "Badinage" , "(Example of) banter" , "Light teasing repartee" , "Banter, back-chat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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