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One might revel with leaders, dancing wildly, being a party animal (4,4)

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live wire

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(Other definitions for live wire that I've seen before include "Alert and enthusiastic person" , "A person with intense energy" , "Very sparky person" , "Life and soul of party" , "isn't it shocking?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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