Usually means: Sarcastic suggestion of extreme measures.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (modest proposal)

noun:  (idiomatic) An idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jest.
noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see modest, proposal.

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