In panto, Ken is mocking minimal effort made to be inclusive (8)
I believe the answer is:
tokenism
'minimal effort made to be inclusive' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'in panto ken is mocking' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'TOKENISM' is hidden within 'panto ken is mocking'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tokenism that I've seen before include "Perfunctory effort to appear to conform to, eg, equal opportunities" , "Perfunctory effort to show compliance" , "making gestures" .)