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Make fun of practice examination (4)

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mock

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'make fun' is the definition.
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'practice examination' is the wordplay.
'practice' becomes 'mo' (abbreviation for modus operandi).
'examination' becomes 'ck' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'mo'+'ck'='MOCK'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mock that I've seen before include "Unreal; ridicule" , "Imitation; tease scornfully" , "Deride - false" , "Treat with contempt -- imitation" , "Scoff at" .)

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