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Bring up level for the audience (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raise

'bring up' is the definition.
(raising is a kind of bringing up)

'level for the audience' is the wordplay.
'level' becomes 'raze' ('raze' can be a synonym of 'level').
'for the audience' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'raze' sounds like 'RAISE'.

(Other definitions for raise that I've seen before include "better?" , "Lift up, bring up" , "Wage increase" , "What a poker player might do" , "Care for during childhood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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