Drive mischief-maker over English lake (5)
I believe the answer is:
impel
'drive' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'mischief-maker over english lake' is the wordplay.
'mischief maker' becomes 'imp' (I've seen this in other clues).
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'lake' becomes 'l'.
'imp'+'e'+'l'='IMPEL'
(Other definitions for impel that I've seen before include "Egg" , "Spur on" , "Force into motion" , "Force to act" , "Urge or drive to do something" .)