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Getting up with two top cards (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

waking

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'getting up' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being present participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'with two top cards' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (short for with).
'two top cards' becomes 'aking' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'w'+'aking'='WAKING'

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(Other definitions for waking that I've seen before include "Emerging from sleep" , "conscious hours" , "prelude to rising" , "Stirring, coming to life" , "getting aroused" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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