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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 Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, the LA Times, The New York Times, The Mirror, the Newsday and The Guardian.
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