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Hale and hearty though bowed? (3,2,1,6)

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fit as a fiddle

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(Other definitions for fit as a fiddle that I've seen before include "Healthy (like a violin?)" , "Flourishing" , "Cheerful and well" , "Extremely healthy" , "In very good health" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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