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Dangerous to be high-spirited? F*** off! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

risky

'dangerous' is the definition.
('risky' can be similar in meaning to 'dangerous')

'high-spirited? f off' is the wordplay.
'high-spirited?' becomes 'frisky' (I've seen this before).
'off' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'frisky' with 'f' removed is 'RISKY'.

'to be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for risky that I've seen before include "Perilous" , "Unsafe" , "not playing safe" , "Hazardous" , "Having possibility of danger or loss" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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