Gym machine for rowing exercises, informally (3)

I believe the answer is:

erg

(Other definitions for erg that I've seen before include "Unit of measurement of work" , "Unit of work; dunes area" , "Amount of work" , "shifting sand" , "Shifting dunes in Sahara" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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