It gains, Sir, somehow using irony (10)
I believe the answer is:
satirising
'irony' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech.
'it gains sir somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'it'+'gains'+'sir'='itgainssir'
'itgainssir' is an anagram of 'SATIRISING'.
'using' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for satirising that I've seen is " Making fun of".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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