Raise lid, somehow, to reveal Victorian prime minister (8)
I believe the answer is:
disraeli
'victorian prime minister' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'raise lid somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'raise'+'lid'='raiselid'
'raiselid' is an anagram of 'DISRAELI'.
'to reveal' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for disraeli that I've seen before include "Ali dries out the old British prime minister" , "One of Queen Victoria's prime ministers" , "I lead, sir to old English P.M." , "Victorian statesman" , "Benjamin -, nineteenth century PM" .)