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Stand by active leads (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

live with

'stand' is the definition.
(I know that live with is a kind of stand)

'by active leads' is the wordplay.
'by' becomes 'with' (I've seen this before).
'active' becomes 'live' (similar in meaning).
'leads' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (some letters go in front of others).
'with' after 'live' is 'LIVE WITH'.

(Another definition for live with that I've seen is " Stomach".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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