In a gentle manner (6)
I believe the answer is:
mildly
'in a gentle manner' is the definition.
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This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for mildly that I've seen before include "gentleness" , "Gently or moderately" , "In a gentle way" .)
I've seen this clue in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Newsday.com, The Times, the USA Today and the King Feature Syndicate.
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