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Move a lever to get lift (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elevator

'lift' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'move a lever to' is the wordplay.
'move' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'moved' mean this).
'a'+'lever'+'to'='aleverto'
'aleverto' anagrammed gives 'ELEVATOR'.

'get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for elevator that I've seen before include "may give you a lift" , "North American lift" , "it's uplifting" , "US lift" , "Farm herd" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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