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Honestly? Otherwise (2,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on the sly

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'honestly? otherwise' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'honestly? otherwise' is the wordplay.
'otherwise' indicates anagramming the letters.
'honestly' with letters rearranged gives 'ON THE SLY'.

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(Other definitions for on the sly that I've seen before include "Behind someone's back" , "in private" , "Honestly (anag) - dishonestly" , "Secretly or furtively" , "Done in an unpleasant and secret way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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