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Go up like magic (8)

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levitate

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(Other definitions for levitate that I've seen before include "Lift" , "Rise in the air, unsupported" , "Rise and hover in the air in defiance of gravity" , "Rise in defiance of gravity for vital tee" , "Rise into the air by magic?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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