Liven up in Shute's style (5)

I believe the answer is:

nevil

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'shute's style' is the definition.
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'liven up' is the wordplay.
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'liven' reversed gives 'NEVIL'.

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