Jest (4)

I think it could be either:

joke

jape

'jest' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for joke that I've seen before include "Crack in a cracker" , "Amusing quip" , "something in cracker" , "Funny story" , "guy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and The Independent.

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