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Lazy start - sweethearts turn over and don't get up (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sleep in

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'don't get up' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'lazy start sweethearts turn over' is the wordplay.
'start' says to take the initial letters.
'sweethearts' becomes 'ee' (more than one heart of 'sweet').
'turn' becomes 'spin' (spin is a kind of turn).
'over' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
The first letter of 'lazy' is 'l'.
'l'+'ee'='lee'
'lee' placed within 'spin' is 'SLEEP IN'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sleep in that I've seen before include "Get up late" , "Wake later than intended" , "Stay late in bed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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