Prising implement (5)

I believe the answer is:

lever

(Other definitions for lever that I've seen before include "Prize" , "Bar turning on a fulcrum" , "Revel with prising tool" , "Bar operating machinery" , "Means of exerting force" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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