One among many gets a lift (5)
I believe the answer is:
hoist
'a lift' is the definition.
(hoist can mean to lift something up)
'one among many' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found in the answer.
'many' could be 'host' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'host' is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'gets' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hoist that I've seen before include "Raise with ropes" , "Lift with ropes and pulleys" , "Lift with rope and pulley" , "Lift (mechanically)" , "Winch" .)