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Tenderly (6)

Ross

I think it could be either:

gently

fondly

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">tenderly</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for gently that I've seen before include "Mildly; gradually" , "In a mild/kind manner" , "Not violently" , "'Softly, kindly (6)'" , "Softly, delicately" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and the Evening Standard.
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