Cryptic crossword clue
Hardly seeing defacement around cathedral 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SCARCELY

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does SCARCELY mean?

SCARCELY adverb
  1. (modal) Probably not.
  2. (modal) Certainly not.
  3. (degree) Almost not at all; by a small margin.

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