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Cautiously trap German lady on vacation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gingerly

'cautiously' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'trap german lady on vacation' is the wordplay.
'trap' becomes 'gin' (gin trap is a kind of animal trap).
'german' becomes 'ger' (abbreviation).
'on vacation' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'lady' with its middle taken out is 'ly'.
'gin'+'ger'+'ly'='GINGERLY'

(Other definitions for gingerly that I've seen before include "Cautiously (as if in pain?)" , "Showing caution" , "(Approach) in a cautious manner" , "In a careful manner" , "With soft steps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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