Is keen to get out from the lift (5)
I believe the answer is:
hoist
'the lift' is the definition.
(hoist can mean to lift something up)
'is keen to get out' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'is' is present in the answer.
'keen' could be 'hot' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'hot' is located in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hoist that I've seen before include "Raise on pulleys" , "piece of lifting gear" , "Come down" , "group of flags" , "Lifting tackle" .)