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Articulated beams put up (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raise

'put up' is the definition.
(I know that put up can be written as raise)

'articulated beams' is the wordplay.
'articulated' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'beams' becomes 'rays' (rays of light).
'rays' sounds like 'RAISE'.

(Other definitions for raise that I've seen before include "Call up" , "Produce" , "Wage increase" , "Erect; grow" , "Pick up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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