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Lift up some beams, you say? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raise

'lift up' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'some beams you say?' is the wordplay.
'some beams' becomes 'rays' (I've seen this before).
'you say?' shows a homophone (sound like).
'rays' is a homophone of 'RAISE'.

(Other definitions for raise that I've seen before include "Gather" , "Care for during childhood" , "What a poker player might do" , "Contact" , "Lift - increase" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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