She helps to uplift the team (3)

I believe the answer is:

mae

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'she' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for mae that I've seen before include "- - West, life-jacket" , "Girl" , "- - West, movie vamp" , "- West, US film actress" , "Woman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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