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Silver will lie around: look lively! (5)

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I believe the answer is:

agile

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'lively' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'silver will lie around' is the wordplay.
'silver' becomes 'Ag' (Ag is the chemical symbol for silver).
'will' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'around' indicates an anagram.
'lie' is an anagram of 'ile'.
'ag'+'ile'='AGILE'

'look' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for agile that I've seen before include "alert" , "Quick to move" , "Sprightly" , "Spry - energetic" , "Flexible" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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