Lifts taking Dubs where they need to go (5)

I believe the answer is:

jacks

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'lifts' is the definition.
(jacking is a kind of lifting)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for jacks that I've seen before include "salts" , "Small bowls" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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