Lift operator crushed ... Om Shanti (8)

I believe the answer is:

hoistman

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'lift operator' is the definition.
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'crushed om shanti' is the wordplay.
'crushed' is an anagram indicator.
'om'+'shanti'='omshanti'
'omshanti' is an anagram of 'HOISTMAN'.

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