Don't take it seriously (4)

I believe the answer is:

jest

(Other definitions for jest that I've seen before include "Quip" , "Banter, joke" , "it's not serious, so to speak" , "Ridicule" , "Jape, witticism" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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