Raised with difficulty, is thought the world of, we're told (6)
I believe the answer is:
prised
'raised with difficulty' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with creating things as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'is thought the world of we're told' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'is' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for prised that I've seen before include "Levered open by spider" , "Jemmied, levered" , "Forced open with a lever" , "Levered (forcibly)" , "Forced open with leverage" .)