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21d. Banter or lampoon (5) ER?N?

Please help me with the above non-cryptic clue

Prank?

Or irony?

It starts with E

the E came from the second letter of REZA of the clue ???? Shah Pehlvi - Ex Monarch of Iran (4). If it were RIZA then irony may be okay.

It just may be an alternative...


http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/riza+shah+pahlavi

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noun
1.
Pahlavi (def 2).
Pahlavi
[pah-luh-vee] Spell Syllables
noun, plural Pahlavis for 3.
1.
Muhammad Riza (or Reza) [ri-zah] (Show IPA), 1919–80, shah of Iran 1941–79; in exile after 1979 (son of Riza Shah Pahlavi).
2.
Riza (or Reza) Shah, 1877–1944, shah of Iran 1925–41.

Thanks Mamya. RIZA is an alternate word. So IRONY also will fit in. Thank you all for the help.