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Answer for the clue "One might give you a lift ", 6 letters:
elater

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Word definitions for elater in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Elater \E*lat"er\, n. One who, or that which, elates. [1913 Webster] ||

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various widely distributed beetles [syn: elaterid beetle , elaterid ]

Usage examples of elater.

In these two genera the elaters are attached to a sterile group of cells projecting into the upper end of the capsule, and on dehiscence remain connected with the tips of the valves.

In some species, although the columella and archesporium arise in the usual way, both give rise to mingled spores and elaters, and no sterile columella is developed.