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Elevator illuminated with loud interior (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lift

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'elevator' is the definition.
(I know that elevator can be written as lift)

'illuminated with loud interior' is the wordplay.
'illuminated' becomes 'lit' (synonyms).
'with loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'interior' is an insertion indicator.
'lit' enclosing 'f' is 'LIFT'.

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(Other definitions for lift that I've seen before include "Raise, elevate" , "Raise - shot in the arm" , "remove" , "Raise the vertical conveyor" , "It's an elevator in USA" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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