Crossword Genius

He swore it moved differently (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

otherwise

'differently' is the definition.
(I know that differently can be written as otherwise)

'he swore it moved' is the wordplay.
'moved' indicates an anagram.
'he'+'swore'+'it'='hesworeit'
'hesworeit' anagrammed gives 'OTHERWISE'.

(Other definitions for otherwise that I've seen before include "As an alternative - like white rose" , "White rose (anag.)" , "White rose seen in a different way" , "In other respects or ways" , "in different circumstances" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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