To be given a lift not initially approved of (6)
I believe the answer is:
raised
'approved of' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'to be given a lift not initially' is the wordplay.
'to be given' says to put letters next to each other.
'a lift' becomes 'raise' ('raise' can be a synonym of 'lift').
'not initially' becomes 'd' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'raise' next to 'd' is 'RAISED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for raised that I've seen before include "Moved to a higher position" , "Erected" , "Grew" , "Reared" , "Lifted up or nurtured" .)