Crossword Genius

First-class on railway the Italian boards in a casual manner (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

airily

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'in a casual manner' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'first-class on railway the italian boards' is the wordplay.
'first class' becomes 'ai' (A1 - top quality).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'railway' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation).
'the italian' becomes 'il' (Italian for 'the').
'boards' is an insertion indicator.
'ry' placed around 'il' is 'rily'.
'ai'+'rily'='AIRILY'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for airily that I've seen before include "In a light manner" , "In a delicate manner" , "Breezily" , "In a nonchalant way" , "In a jaunty manner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.