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Lift up beams as stated (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raise

'lift up' is the definition.
(raise can mean to lift up)

'beams as stated' is the wordplay.
'beams' becomes 'rays' (rays of light).
'as stated' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'rays' sounds like 'RAISE'.

(Other definitions for raise that I've seen before include "More money from America" , "Cultivate by growing" , "Breed" , "Inflate" , "Hoist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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