The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word NEATLY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result NEATLY
- More or less right to leave time to enter elegantly
- One fat fly heads off, as ordered
- Net lay spread out nicely
- One fat fly starts off smartly
- Daintily have the last of melomel and whisky – without ice, at first
- . Some can eat lychees gracefully!
- Lower small pulley, at last, skillfully
- In an orderly way, almost, with time for beginning of romance
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The straight part
We know that "In an orderly way" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in an orderly way = neatly.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does NEATLY mean?
NEATLY adverb- In a neat manner.