In fair manner, Dean held envy to be wrong (12)
I believe the answer is:
evenhandedly
'in fair manner' is the definition.
(I know this)
'dean held envy to be wrong' is the wordplay.
'to be wrong' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'is wrong' mean this).
'dean'+'held'+'envy'='deanheldenvy'
'deanheldenvy' with letters rearranged gives 'EVENHANDEDLY'.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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