Commendation, removing first lift (5)
I believe the answer is:
raise
'lift' is the definition.
(I know that lift can be written as raise)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for raise that I've seen before include "Bring up a salary increase" , "Put up" , "Contact" , "Lift up, bring up" , "Collect - increase in pay" .)