Prepare to play in heat?

I believe the answer is:

warm-up

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(Other definitions for warm-up that I've seen before include "Prepare for athletic exercise" , "A period of preparatory exercises (4-2" , "Preliminary exercise" , "Athlete's preparation" , "heat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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