The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SATIRES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SATIRES
- Crosses line out in Juvenal’s work
- Skits based on Salvation Army fatigues
- More than one ridiculous work, it proves irksome
- Such literary works may see anger during school tests
- Volunteers turning up, fathers going round — they may raise a laugh
- Anger during school tests for such literary compositions
- Works to make mockery of bore entering regiment
- South America exhausts folly-ridiculing works
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The straight part
We know that "they may raise a laugh" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case they may raise a laugh = satires.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SATIRES mean?
SATIRES noun- A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
- A satirical work.
- Severity of remark.