Take off staff involved in wages (6)
I believe the answer is:
parody
'take off' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'staff involved in wages' is the wordplay.
'staff' becomes 'rod' (both can mean a pole or stick).
'involved in' indicates putting letters inside.
'wages' becomes 'pay' (I've seen this in another clue).
'rod' going inside 'pay' is 'PARODY'.
(Other definitions for parody that I've seen before include "Take off" , "Humorous misrepresentation" , "Takeoff" , "Make a mockery" , "Comic imitation of, say, well-known literary style" .)