Drains of energy (4)

I believe the answer is:

saps

'drains of energy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for saps that I've seen before include "mugs" , "trenches" , "Drains energy from" , "Coshes" , "Depletes the the strength of fools" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, the LA Times and the Newsday.

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