Raise one amid many (5)
I believe the answer is:
hoist
'raise' is the definition.
(hoisting is a kind of raising)
'one amid 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 leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hoist that I've seen before include "Device for lifting, often attached to 5 down" , "Lifting tackle" , "Elevate" , "Winch" , "One that could raise" .)
