Rift with folk crashing robust vehicle (8)
I believe the answer is:
forklift
'robust vehicle' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'rift with folk crashing' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'crashing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rift'+'folk'='riftfolk'
'riftfolk' with letters rearranged gives 'FORKLIFT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for forklift that I've seen before include "Truck for carrying loads in warehouse" , "Truck with mechanism to pick up loads" , "Small load-lifter" , "Truck for stacking goods" , "Truck for raising loads" .)