Gently (7)
I believe the answer is:
lightly
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">gently</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that gently can be written as lightly)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lightly that I've seen before include "With gentleness" , "Softly" , "in delicate fashion" , "without good reason?" , "easily" .)