Cryptic crossword clue
Animated quartet captured by Dutch portraitist 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LIVELY

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The straight part
We know that "Animated" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case animated = lively.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LIVELY mean?

LIVELY noun
  1. Term of address.
LIVELY adjective
  1. Full of life; energetic.
  2. Bright, glowing, vivid; strong, vigorous.
  3. Endowed with or manifesting life; living.
  4. Representing life; lifelike.
  5. Airy; animated; spirited.
  6. (of beer) Fizzy; foamy; tending to produce a large head in the glass.
LIVELY adverb
  1. Vigorously.
  2. Vibrantly, vividly.
  3. In a lifelike manner.

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