Fool embraces European in lift (5)
I believe the answer is:
heave
'lift' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'fool embraces european' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'european' could be 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU) and 'e' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'have' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for heave that I've seen before include "Swell; throw" , "cast like this" , "Pitch" , "gag" , "Lift or haul with great effort" .)