Travesty right in front (5)
I believe the answer is:
farce
'travesty' is the definition.
(I know that travesty can be written as farce)
'right in front' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'front' becomes 'face' (face is a kind of front).
'r' put inside 'face' is 'FARCE'.
(Other definitions for farce that I've seen before include "Burlesque" , "Forcemeat" , "eg 'Noises Off'" , "Absurd proceedings, perhaps in play" , "Broad comedy" .)