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Cleverly laid Tory off (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adroitly

'cleverly' is the definition.

'laid tory off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'laid'+'tory'='laidtory'
'laidtory' anagrammed gives 'ADROITLY'.

(Other definitions for adroitly that I've seen before include "With deftness" , "With dexterity" , "Dexterously" , "far from clumsily" , "With skill and subtlety" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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