Crossword Genius

Tea lover organised lift (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elevator

'lift' is the definition.
('elevator' can be a synonym of 'lift')

'tea lover organised' is the wordplay.
'organised' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tea'+'lover'='tealover'
'tealover' with letters rearranged gives 'ELEVATOR'.

(Other definitions for elevator that I've seen before include "Farm herd" , "US lift" , "may give you a lift" , "An American lift in building" , "An American lift - going up?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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