Drain of energy Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a person who lacks good judgment
2. a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
(verb)
1. deplete
2. excavate the earth beneath

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DRAIN (verb)
1. flow off gradually
2. make weak
DRAIN (noun)
1. a pipe through which liquid is carried away
2. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
ENERGY (noun)
1. (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
2. an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

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