Lift small alien bug (5)
I believe the answer is:
upset
'bug' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'lift small alien' is the wordplay.
'lift small' becomes 'ups' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'alien' becomes 'et' (extra terrestrial).
'ups'+'et'='UPSET'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for upset that I've seen before include "Disconcerted, discomposed" , "Overturn; unhappy" , "Caused grief" , "Disturb or knock over" , "Shock result!" .)