Repeated words making chap with skill uplifted (6)
I believe the answer is:
mantra
'repeated words' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'chap with skill uplifted' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'man' (chap can mean a man).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'skill' becomes 'art' (both can mean a talent).
'uplifted' is a reversal indicator.
'art' reversed gives 'tra'.
'man'+'tra'='MANTRA'
'making' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for mantra that I've seen before include "Watchword" , "what one keeps repeating" , "Word or phrase repeated as aid to meditation" , "it's said to aid concentration" , "Sacred words used as incantation" .)