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