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Mock launch (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

send up

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This clue could be a double definition.

'mock' is the first definition.
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'launch' is the second definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for send up that I've seen before include "Ridicule with satire" , "Satirise" , "skit" , "Parody (of something)" , "Make fun of or despatch aloft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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