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Took off standard ring that faded (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parodied

'took off' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'standard ring that faded' is the wordplay.
'standard' becomes 'par' (standard of play in golf).
'ring' becomes 'O' (letter resembling a ring).
'that faded' becomes 'died' (I've seen this before).
'par'+'o'+'died'='PARODIED'

(Other definitions for parodied that I've seen before include "Took off l" , "get taken off" , "Imitated in a satirical way" , "Made a spoof of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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