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Jack up using beams, reportedly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raise

'jack up' is the definition.
(to jack something up is to raise or lift it)

'beams reportedly' is the wordplay.
'beams' becomes 'rays' (rays of light).
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'rays' is a homophone of 'RAISE'.

'using' is the link.

(Other definitions for raise that I've seen before include "Pick up" , "Aries (anag)" , "Gather" , "Wage increase" , "Put up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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