Lugosi perhaps in lift shortly finding satirist (8)

I believe the answer is:

rabelais

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'satirist' is the definition.
(I know that Rabelais is a satirist)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for rabelais that I've seen before include "Francois ......., 16th century French satirist - sort of base liar" , "French writer" , "teller of stories" , "16th-century French satirist, noted for earthy humour" , "bawdy writer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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