Innovator with logs raised an outstanding platform (6)
I believe the answer is:
napier
'innovator with logs' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'raised an outstanding platform' is the wordplay.
'raised' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (going up in a down clue).
'outstanding platform' becomes 'pier' (I have seen 'Coastal platform ' mean 'pier' so perhaps 'platform' could also mean 'pier'. I am not sure about the 'outstanding' bit.).
'an' backwards is 'na'.
'na'+'pier'='NAPIER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for napier that I've seen before include "one bringing in logs" , "John --, Scottish mathematician" , "NZ coastal city" , "Log producer" , "New Zealand port" .)