Saying mass lifts all even from despair (7)
I believe the answer is:
epigram
'saying' is the definition.
(I know that epigram is a type of saying)
'mass lifts all even from despair' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'mass' could be 'gram' (I've seen this before) and 'gram' is found within the answer.
'from' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'pi' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for epigram that I've seen before include "Witty or sarcastic saying" , "short satirical poem" , "A clever witty saying" , "Brief witticism" , "Sally perhaps" .)