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Quick! It's liable to break! (6)

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I believe the answer is:

snappy

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'quick' is the definition.
(snappy means very fast)

'liable to break' is the wordplay.
'liable' becomes 'py' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'break' becomes 'snap' (snapping is a kind of breaking).
'py' put after 'snap' is 'SNAPPY'.

'it's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for snappy that I've seen before include "Cleverly concise; stylish" , "Irritable, curt; concise" , "Quick and energetic" , "Irritable, curt; stylish" , "Smart - lively" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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