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Exercise before small drink (5-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

press-up

'exercise' is the definition.
(I know that press-up is a type of bodyweight exercise)

'before small drink' is the wordplay.
'before' becomes 'pre' (prefix meaning 'before').
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'drink' becomes 'sup' (to sup is to drink).
'pre'+'s'+'sup'='PRESS-UP'

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

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