Beams reported to elevate (5)
I believe the answer is:
raise
'elevate' is the definition.
(I know that elevate can be written as raise)
'beams reported' is the wordplay.
'beams' becomes 'rays' (rays of light).
'reported' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'rays' sounds like 'RAISE'.
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for raise that I've seen before include "Make greater" , "better?" , "Put up" , "Lift up, bring up" , "Pick up" .)