There's nothing in this reconstructed lift (5)
I believe the answer is:
hoist
'lift' is the definition.
(hoist can mean to lift something up)
'there's nothing in this reconstructed' is the wordplay.
'there's nothing' becomes 'o' (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'reconstructed' indicates an anagram.
'this' with letters rearranged gives 'hist'.
'o' placed into 'hist' is 'HOIST'.
(Other definitions for hoist that I've seen before include "I shot (anag)" , "Device for lifting, often attached to 5 down" , "Lift with rope and pulley" , "Lift (mechanically)" , "(Equipment for) lift(ing)" .)