Indoor rowing machine, in brief (3)

I believe the answer is:

erg

(Other definitions for erg that I've seen before include "Energy expended" , "Unit of work or energy" , "Shifting dunes in Sahara" , "Amount of work" , "What's used to record work" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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