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Physical training manuals? (8,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exercise books

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'physical' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'training manuals?' is the wordplay.
'training' becomes 'exercise' (exercise is a kind of training).
'manuals?' becomes 'books' (manual is a kind of book).
'exercise'+'books'='EXERCISE BOOKS'

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(Another definition for exercise books that I've seen is " Items used by pupils for notes, homework etc".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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