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Quick, a stay (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alive

'quick' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a stay' is the wordplay.
'stay' becomes 'live' (**).
'a'+'live'='ALIVE'

(Other definitions for alive that I've seen before include "Spirited" , "Still with us" , "Extant" , "full of vitality" , "Breathing, existing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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