Getting up with two top cards (6)
I believe the answer is:
waking
'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'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for waking that I've seen before include "Emerging from sleep" , "conscious hours" , "prelude to rising" , "Stirring, coming to life" , "getting aroused" .)