Engineer carried by own lift (5)

I believe the answer is:

heave

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'lift' is the definition.
(heaving is a kind of lifting)

'engineer carried by own' is the wordplay.
'engineer' becomes 'e' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'carried by' indicates putting letters inside.
'own' becomes 'have' (synonyms).
'e' inserted inside 'have' is 'HEAVE'.

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(Other definitions for heave that I've seen before include "Lift or haul with great effort" , "Produce (a sigh); retch" , "gag" , "Throw; haul by rope (naut.)" , "past Hove" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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