Ivy leaves strewn around, offering little explanation (9)

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evasively

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'around offering little explanation' is the definition.
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'ivy leaves strewn' is the wordplay.
'strewn' is an anagram indicator.
'ivy'+'leaves'='ivyleaves'
'ivyleaves' with letters rearranged gives 'EVASIVELY'.

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(Other definitions for evasively that I've seen before include "So as to avoid the point" , "In a devious manner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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