The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AGILE
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More clues leading to the result AGILE
- A soldier on lake with energy, nimble
- Supple, seeing reduction of ailment in time
- Quick-moving US soldier gets in beer
- In maturity the Italian is nimble
- Quick-witted soldier drinking beer? The opposite
- . Father disembarks from tender, moving nimbly
- US soldier tucking into brew in Mobile
- Flexible monster with tail up run to earth
- Flexible athlete’s back after a short breather
- Quick-witted leaders of academia, gifted in language especially
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The straight part
We know that "lively" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lively = agile.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AGILE mean?
AGILE adjective- Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move
- Characterised by quick motion
- Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.