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Gets as far as waking up? (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

comes to

'waking up?' is the definition.

'gets as far as' is the wordplay.
'gets' becomes 'comes' (coming is a kind of getting).
'as far as' becomes 'to'.
'comes'+'to'='COMES TO'

(Other definitions for comes to that I've seen before include "After eg heavy blows, recovers" , "Gets as far as - wakes up" , "Makes" , "wakes, and > slows to a halt" , "Regains consciousness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Irish News and The Globe and Mail.
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