apology

an apology for a very poor example of.

1998Imogen de la BereThe Last Deception of Palliser Wentwood It's an apology for a bridge, built of left-over stones.

with apologies to used before the name of an author or artist to indicate that something is a parody or adaptation of their work.

2001This Old House With apologies to Robert Frost, boundary expert Walter Robillard says, 'Good fences on the proper line make good neighbours'.