Physical training manual? (8,4)

I believe the answer is:

exercise book

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'physical training manual?' is the definition.
'exercise book' can be an answer for 'manual?' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'physical training' bit.

'training manual?' is the wordplay.
'training' becomes 'exercise' (exercise is a kind of training).
'manual?' becomes 'book' (manual is a kind of book).
'exercise'+'book'='EXERCISE BOOK'

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(Another definition for exercise book that I've seen is " School item".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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