Fit to start something on all sides today (5)

I believe the answer is:

wells

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'fit to start something on all sides today' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'fit to start something on' is the wordplay.
'fit' becomes 'well' ('well' is associated in meaning with 'fit').
'to start' suggests taking the first letters.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
The initial letter of 'something' is 's'.
'well'+'s'='WELLS'

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(Other definitions for wells that I've seen before include "Flows upward; small city" , "Cathedral city; sci-fi writer" , "Springs" , "What a boring person might produce" , "Author" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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