Lift abruptly (5)
I believe the answer is:
hoick
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lift abruptly</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hoick that I've seen before include "Pull abruptly" , "Lift abruptly" , "Rise up" , "Raise suddenly" , "Pull suddenly" .)