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Most of satire is smooth (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iron

'is smooth' is the definition.
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'most of satire' is the wordplay.
'most of' means to remove the last letter.
'satire' becomes 'irony' ('irony' can be a synonym of 'satire').
'irony' with its final letter taken away is 'IRON'.

(Other definitions for iron that I've seen before include "Metallic chemical element" , "stern" , "inflexible > club" , "Smooth - driver?" , "used in the evening" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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