Farce (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">farce</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(both can mean absurd or false situation)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for charade that I've seen before include "Game in which the answer is acted out" , "An absurd pretence, or a guessing game" , "An absurd pretence, could be a game" , "Game in which the puzzle is acted out" , "Sustained pretence" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">farce</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for joke that I've seen before include "Humorous remark" , "Pun, maybe" , "Witticism, jest" , "Funny story" , "Quip, witticism" .)