Get out of the ground by adding pumps evenly (3,2)
I believe the answer is:
dig up
'get out' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'adding pumps evenly' is the wordplay.
'evenly' means one should take alternating letters (the letters in even-numbered positions).
'adding'+'pumps'='addingpumps'
The alternating letters of 'addingpumps' are 'DIG UP'.
'of the ground by' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dig up that I've seen before include "Disinter" , "Exhume" , "Uncover (something hidden)" , "Excavate - discover" , "Unearth" .)