The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word T-BAR
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More clues leading to the result T-BAR
- Tower’s seat is to be announced north of River
- Brat wrecked bit of ski resort's equipment
- Finally exit drinking venue that gives skiers a lift
- Pitch holds second-rate Winter Sport Aid
- Tower on slope — start climb via door at the rear
- Scotsman heading for Tyrol picked up skiing guide?
- Lift Simpson boy’s bottom first
- Rush with the bishop to get rid of the Asian in a mountain lift
- Black-jack’s stolen skiing equipment
- Beam when brat is beaten
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "ski lift" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ski lift = t-bar.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.