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Go some days as a diarist (5)

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I believe the answer is:

pepys

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'a diarist' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'go some days' is the wordplay.
'go' becomes 'pep' (both can mean energy or vitality).
'some days' becomes 'ys' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pep'+'ys'='PEPYS'

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for pepys that I've seen before include "London diarist" , "Diary-writer" , "Famous diary keeper" , "Samuel, diarist, d. 1703" , "English diarist and naval administrator, d. 1703" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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