Wells; jumps suddenly (7)

I believe the answer is:

springs

(Other definitions for springs that I've seen before include "Jumps; metal coils" , "Elastic metal coils" , "Natural flows of ground water" , "what might be after Alice?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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