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Perhaps Trump briefly drinks and exercises (5-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

press-ups

'exercises' is the definition.
(press-up is a kind of exercise)

'perhaps trump briefly drinks' is the wordplay.
'perhaps trump briefly' becomes 'pres' (short for president; 'briefly' asks for a short form).
'drinks' becomes 'sups' (I've seen this before).
'pres'+'sups'='PRESS-UPS'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for press-ups that I've seen before include "Exercises performed face down" , "Exercises done facing the floor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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