Where one may be elevated after taking flight (8)
I believe the answer is:
upstairs
'where one' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'elevated after taking flight' is the wordplay.
'elevated' becomes 'up' (raised up).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'taking flight' becomes 'stairs' (I've seen this in another clue. I am not sure about the 'taking' bit.).
'up'+'stairs'='UPSTAIRS'
'may be' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for upstairs that I've seen before include "on another level" , "See 3" , "Having taken steps to rise" , "flight" , "On an upper storey" .)