Skilfully (6)
I believe the answer is:
deftly
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">skilfully</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deftly that I've seen before include "Handily, cleverly" , "With dexterity" , "Quickly and skillfully" , "With skill" .)