How the plaintive article about going to a new home was written? (8)

I believe the answer is:

movingly

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

'plaintive article about going to a new home was written?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'going' could be 'moving' ('move' can be a synonym of 'go') and 'moving' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'the' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for movingly that I've seen is " In a way to evoke emotion".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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