Cryptic crossword clue
Quick and energetic, and extraordinarily good

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RATTLING

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The straight part
We know that "Quick and energetic/extraordinarily good" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case quick and energetic/extraordinarily good = rattling.
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 RATTLING mean?

RATTLING verb
  1. To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
  2. To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
  3. To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
  4. To assail, annoy, or stun with a ratting noise.
  5. To scold; to rail at.
  6. To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
  7. To make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away.
RATTLING noun
  1. Rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)
RATTLING adjective
  1. Lively, quick (speech, pace).
  2. (intensifier) good, fine.
RATTLING noun
  1. The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.
  2. Any of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast.

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