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Appreciation for working out without bandana (5,3)

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thank you

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'appreciation' is the definition.
(I know that Thank you is a type of appreciation)

'working out without bandana' is the wordplay.
'working' is an anagram indicator.
'without' is an insertion indicator ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'bandana' becomes 'hanky' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'out' anagrammed gives 'tou'.
'tou' enclosing 'hanky' is 'THANK-YOU'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for thank you that I've seen before include "I appreciate that" , "Concentional expression of appreciation" , "show appreciation" , "Words of acknowledgement" , "Much obliged!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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