Very hard satire? (5)
I believe the answer is:
irony
This clue could be a double definition.
'very hard' is the first definition.
'irony' can be an answer for 'hard' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'very' bit.
'satire?' is the second definition.
(I know that satire can be written as irony)
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for irony that I've seen before include "Satire, sarcasm" , "Use of words to convey the opposite of what they normally mean" , "Subtle humour" , "Satirical speech form" , "It could be hard" .)