Take the mickey in an elevating way? (4,2)
I believe the answer is:
send up
'take' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for send up that I've seen before include "Satirise" , "Mock?" , "Parody (of something)" , "Ridicule with satire" , "skit" .)