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It's good to dally foolishly, if happily (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gladly

'happily' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'it's good to dally foolishly' is the wordplay.
'it's good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'foolishly' indicates an anagram.
'dally' is an anagram of 'ladly'.
'g'+'ladly'='GLADLY'

'if' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for gladly that I've seen before include "With pleasure" , "Delightedly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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