and a non-HP

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About 12 thousand times a day,
This action comes, but does not stay.
Never a thought it does take,
But only comes when you’re awake.
Puzzlement it can show
In contests, it is a foe
Helps to clean away a smear,
Or maybe to suppress a tear.
Is this thing the missing link?
No, it is just an eye blink.