Go up and face bowler here (8)
![Ross](/clue/static/ross-mug.min.png)
I believe the answer is:
increase
'go up' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
(Other definitions for increase that I've seen before include "Make or grow larger" , "Wax" , "Profit" , "Addition, growth" , "Become greater in number" .)