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Lift tone with brief spiel (8,5)

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I believe the answer is:

elevator pitch

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'brief spiel' is the definition.
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'lift tone' is the wordplay.
'lift' becomes 'elevator' (synonyms).
'tone' becomes 'pitch' (I've seen this before).
'elevator'+'pitch'='ELEVATOR PITCH'

'with' is the link.

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