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Light opera's intro one had satirised (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lampooned

'satirised' is the definition.
('lampoon' can be a synonym of 'satirize')

'light opera's intro one had' is the wordplay.
'light' becomes 'lamp' (lamp is a kind of light).
'intro' suggests taking the first letters.
'had' becomes 'd' (in contractions e.g. 'I'd', 'you'd' etc).
The first letter of 'operas' is 'o'.
'lamp'+'o'+'one'+'d'='LAMPOONED'

(Other definitions for lampooned that I've seen before include "Publicly ridiculed" , "Satirised" , "made to look silly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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