Raise me up above manager (6)
I believe the answer is:
emboss
'raise' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'me up above manager' is the wordplay.
'up' says the letters should be written backwards (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'above' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go above others).
'manager' becomes 'boss' (I've seen this before).
'me' backwards is 'em'.
'em'+'boss'='EMBOSS'
(Other definitions for emboss that I've seen before include "Decorate with riased design" , "printing style" , "Ornament with slightly raised pattern" , "Decorate with raised design (6)" , "Carve or mould a design to stand out in relief" .)