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Classy record of what one studied when working out (8,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exercise book

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'what one studied when working out' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'classy record' is the wordplay.
'classy' becomes 'exercise' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'record' becomes 'book' (book is a kind of record).
'exercise'+'book'='EXERCISE BOOK'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for exercise book that I've seen is " School item".)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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