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See you said outlaw dogs? But they can give you a lift! (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cuban heels

'they can give you a lift' is the definition.
(high heels elevate you)

'see you said outlaw dogs?' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'said' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'outlaw' becomes 'ban' (banning is a kind of outlawing).
'dogs?' becomes 'heels' (heel can mean to follow or dog).
'you' is a homophone of 'u'.
'c'+'u'+'ban'+'heels'='CUBAN HEELS'

'but' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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