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Dasher, say, losing energy lapping male jogger? (8)

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reminder

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'jogger?' is the definition.
(something which jogs one's memory)

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(Other definitions for reminder that I've seen before include "Nudge" , "Memory refresher" , "Prompt, memory jog" , "note" , "Aide-mmoire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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