Send up to satisfy nearly all in upper stand (8)
I believe the answer is:
satirise
'send up' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for satirise that I've seen before include "take off" , "Use humour to insult or expose stupidity" , "Criticise with a literary composition" , "Insult or scorn with witticisms" , "parody" .)