Unfortunately leave the H out of “hoist” (7)
I believe the answer is:
elevate
'hoist' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'unfortunately leave the h out' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates an anagram.
'out' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'the' with 'h' taken out is 'te'.
'leave' anagrammed gives 'eleva'.
'eleva'+'te'='ELEVATE'
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for elevate that I've seen before include "Raise, exalt (in rank)" , "Put on a pedestal" , "Raise to a higher position" , "Lift to higher place or position" , "Raise or lift" .)