The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ADROITLY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ADROITLY
- Lady performing with trio in skilful way
- A medic, quite oleaginous, bandaging patient’s foot with skill
- Skilfully manipulate idolatry
- Eccentric lady contains violent riot skilfully
- Old tray I renovated with skill
- Tory laid out with skill
- Lay out, protecting right in France with skill
- New tiro, learner within day working with skill
- Cleverly laid Tory off
- Notice Louis, maybe, at play with odd slippers — far from clumsily
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The straight part
We know that "skilfully" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case skilfully = adroitly.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ADROITLY mean?
ADROITLY adverb- Deftly; in an adroit manner.
- In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.