Friend allowed on platform for lifting goods (6)

I believe the answer is:

pallet

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'platform for lifting goods' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'friend allowed on' is the wordplay.
'friend' becomes 'pal' (pal can mean a friend).
'allowed' becomes 'let' (to let is to allow or permit).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'pal'+'let'='PALLET'

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(Other definitions for pallet that I've seen before include "Straw-filled mattress" , "For mixing paint or moving goods" , "Stacking platform; straw bed" , "Crude bed, lifting platform" , "Handling platform" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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