Hardly (4)
'hardly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for not that I've seen before include "Word of denial" , "logically, operation needed" , "Having close-cut hair" , "Negatory word" , "It negates a word" .)
'hardly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for nary that I've seen before include "Never (a)" , "Not in America" , "Not spoken over there" .)