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Exercise with body part raised (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

warm up

'exercise' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Preparatory exercise' mean 'warm-up' so perhaps 'exercise' could also mean 'warm-up')

'with body part raised' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'body part' becomes 'arm' (arm is a kind of body part**).
'raised' becomes 'up' ('up' can be similar in meaning to 'raised').
'w'+'arm'+'up'='WARM-UP'

(Other definitions for warm up that I've seen before include "heat" , "race preparation" , "Rehearse" , "Practise" , "Athletes do it" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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