East European given lift to abscond with lover (5)
I believe the answer is:
elope
'abscond with lover' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'east european given lift' is the wordplay.
'east' becomes 'e' (synonyms).
'european' becomes 'pole' (someone from Poland).
'given' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lift' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (I've seen 'lifting' mean this).
'e'+'pole'='epole'
'epole' backwards is 'ELOPE'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elope that I've seen before include "Run away to wed" , "Run away secretly to marry" , "Run away with one's beloved" , "Abscond for amorous purposes" , "run off with another?" .)