Lifting of English verse in great joy (9)
I believe the answer is:
elevation
'lifting of' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'english verse in great joy' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'verse' becomes 'v'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'great joy' becomes 'elation' (I've seen this in another clue).
'e'+'v'='ev'
'ev' inserted into 'elation' is 'ELEVATION'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elevation that I've seen before include "Architectural drawing" , "scale drawing" , "high ground" , "Side of a building; height" , "Leave it on for altitude of a place" .)