It's erect whichever way you look at it (3,2)
I believe the answer is:
put up
'it's erect' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'whichever way you look at it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'you' could be 'u' (commonly used in online communication) and 'u' is present in the answer.
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pup' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for put up that I've seen before include "Nominate for election" , "lodge" , "Offer one's home" , "This job is fradulent" , "Accommodate; erect" .)