Jogging, far outshone mate as his strength failed (2,3,3,2,5)
I believe the answer is:
he ran out of steam
'his strength failed' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'jogging far outshone mate' is the wordplay.
'jogging' indicates an anagram (letters get jogged or knocked around).
'far'+'outshone'+'mate'='faroutshonemate'
'faroutshonemate' with letters rearranged gives 'HE RAN OUT OF STEAM'.
'as' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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