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Jack up price abandoning this copier (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoist

'jack' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'up price abandoning this copier' is the wordplay.
'up' is an anagram indicator.
'abandoning' suggests deleting specific letters.
'this'+'copier'='thiscopier'
'thiscopier' with 'price' taken out is 'thsoi'.
'thsoi' with letters rearranged gives 'HOIST'.

(Other definitions for hoist that I've seen before include "Lift with ropes and pulleys" , "piece of lifting gear" , "Wind up" , "Raise on pulleys" , "Heave upwards" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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