Lift? Lug up is embraced by that (5)
I believe the answer is:
raise
'lift? lug up is embraced by that' is the definition.
'raise' can be an answer for 'lift?' (synonyms). I'm not certain of the remainder of the definition.
'lift? lug up is embraced by' is the wordplay.
'lift?' is a reversal indicator (I've seen 'lifted' mean this (going up in down clue)).
'lug' becomes 'ear' (informal term).
'up' becomes 'is' (I've seen this in other clues).
'is embraced by' is an insertion indicator.
'ear' in reverse letter order is 'rae'.
'rae' placed around 'is' is 'RAISE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for raise that I've seen before include "Increased earnings in America" , "Put up" , "jack up" , "Contact" , "cairn" .)