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Urge to get out of bed and exercise (5-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

press-up

'exercise' is the definition.
(press-up is a kind of exercise)

'urge to get out of bed' is the subsidiary indication.
'urge' becomes 'press' ('press' can be a synonym of 'urge').
'to get' says to put letters next to each other.
'out of bed' becomes 'up' ('up' can be a synonym of 'out of bed').
'press'+'up'='pressup'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for press-up that I've seen before include "PE exercise" , "Arm exercise while lying face down" , "Gymnastic floor exercise" , "Keep-fit exercise" , "Face-to-the-floor exercise" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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