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Send up light with nothing on (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lampoon

'send up' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'light with nothing on' is the wordplay.
'light' becomes 'lamp' (lamp is a kind of light).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'lamp'+'o'+'on'='LAMPOON'

(Other definitions for lampoon that I've seen before include "Satirical personal attack" , "Written ridicule of polo man" , "Ridicule with satire" , "Make fun of" , "ridiculous scenario" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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