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Quick to provoke (6)

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I believe the answer is:

prompt

This clue is a double definition.

'quick' is the first definition.
(I know that immediate can be written as prompt)

'provoke' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for prompt that I've seen before include "Help struggling actor" , "Bring about; timely" , "Dead on time" , "Punctual; instigate" , "Spurs do this" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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