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Grasp each student in lift (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

realise

'grasp' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'each student in lift' is the wordplay.
'each' becomes 'ea'.
'student' becomes 'l' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'lift' becomes 'rise' (rising is a kind of lifting**).
'ea'+'l'='eal'
'eal' put into 'rise' is 'REALISE'.

(Other definitions for realise that I've seen before include "Become aware of as a fact" , "Come to be aware" , "Ale, sire (anag.)" , "Convert goods or property into cash" , "Cotton on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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