Satire to deliver, you said quietly (4-2)
I believe the answer is:
send-up
'satire' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'deliver you said quietly' is the wordplay.
'deliver' becomes 'send' (I've seen this in another clue).
'said' shows a homophone (sound like).
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'you' is a homophone of 'u'.
'send'+'u'+'p'='SEND-UP'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for send-up that I've seen before include "Parody" , "Spoof - jail" , "Mockery" .)