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Lift the Spanish woman before rocky outcrop (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elevator

'lift' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'the spanish woman before rocky outcrop' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'woman' becomes 'Eva' (woman's name).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'rocky outcrop' becomes 'tor' (term for a hill).
'el'+'eva'+'tor'='ELEVATOR'

(Other definitions for elevator that I've seen before include "Gentle caress" , "I go up" , "Farm herd" , "may give you a lift" , "An American lift in building" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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