Colour of metal for example given a lift (5)
I believe the answer is:
tinge
'colour' is the definition.
(I know that colour can be written as tinge)
'metal for example given a lift' is the wordplay.
'metal' becomes 'tin' (tin is a kind of metal).
'for example' becomes 'eg' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin).
'given a lift' says the letters should be written backwards.
'eg' written backwards gives 'ge'.
'tin'+'ge'='TINGE'
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for tinge that I've seen before include "A suspicion" , "Subdued colour" , "Get in (anag)" , "Hint; shade" , "A smack" .)