Ridicule makes one stare wildly around! (6)
I believe the answer is:
satire
'ridicule' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'one stare wildly around' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'wildly' indicates an anagram.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'stare' with letters rearranged gives 'satre'.
'i' inserted within 'satre' is 'SATIRE'.
'makes' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for satire that I've seen before include "work with cutting devices?" , "burlesque" , "Caustic comments" , "Political humour" , "Pointed humour" .)