Cunning, getting tram back abruptly (7)
I believe the answer is:
smartly
'abruptly' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'cunning getting tram back' is the wordplay.
'cunning' becomes 'sly' (synonyms).
'getting' is an insertion indicator.
'back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'tram' in reverse letter order is 'mart'.
'sly' enclosing 'mart' is 'SMARTLY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for smartly that I've seen before include "wasting no time" , "at a brisk pace" , "pronto" , "How the chic are turned out" .)