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Feebly, say, but regularly (6)

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I believe the answer is:

weekly

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'regularly' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'feebly say' is the wordplay.
'feebly' becomes 'weakly' (I've seen this before).
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'weakly' sounds like 'WEEKLY'.

'but' is the link.

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(Other definitions for weekly that I've seen before include "Hebdomadal" , "Periodical" , "52 times a year" , "Regular publication" , "magazine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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