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Sap, exhaust (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drain

This clue is a double definition.

'sap' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'exhaust' is the second definition.
(I know that drain is a more specific form of exhaust)

(Other definitions for drain that I've seen before include "Something using up resources" , "To empty (of fluid)" , "Waste channel/pipe" , "Discharge pipe" , "Exhaust (of liquid)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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