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On the ball (5)

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alive

(Other definitions for alive that I've seen before include "Quick - breathing" , "Still kicking, say" , "Animated and kicking" , "answer, as it happens" , "Go or walk briskly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror, the Newsday, the LA Times, The New York Times, The Star Tribune and the Penny Press.
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