Give me a ______ (6)
(Other definitions for sec that I've seen before include "'Dry, as wine (3)'" , "Jiffy" , "Dry, like wine" , "Mo or min?" , "Twinkling" .)
(Other definitions for reason that I've seen before include "Capacity for rational thought" , "Logic; excuse" , "issue" , "Explanation or justification" , "Sanity of senora" .)