Cryptic crossword clue
Hot part of roof lifts up 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HEAVES

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The straight part
We know that "lifts up" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lifts up = heaves.
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What does HEAVES mean?

HEAVES noun
  1. An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
  2. An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
  3. A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
  4. The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare pitch.
  5. An effort to vomit; retching.
  6. (only used attributively as in "heave line" or "heave horse") Broken wind in horses.
  7. A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
HEAVES verb
  1. To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
  2. To throw, cast.
  3. To rise and fall.
  4. To utter with effort.
  5. To pull up with a rope or cable.
  6. To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.
  7. To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
  8. To displace (a vein, stratum).
  9. To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.
  10. To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
  11. To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
  12. To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
  13. To rob; to steal from; to plunder.
HEAVES noun
  1. A period of retching.
  2. A disease of horses characterized by coughing and difficult breathing; broken wind.

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