Existing (4)
(Other definitions for alive that I've seen before include "Animated and kicking" , "Quick - breathing" , "full of vitality" , "''Crying cockles and mussels, ..., ..., oh'' (Molly Malone)" , "Animated, on the ball" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">existing</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('be' can be a synonym of 'exist')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for being that I've seen before include "Existing" , "Person" , "Living thing" , "substance" , "Existence" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">existing</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for real that I've seen before include "Actual, existing" , "foreign currency" , "Unaffected" , "Actual, not imagined" , "Not imaginary, genuine" .)