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Nervously? Hardly! (8)

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uneasily

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This could be a double definition.

'nervously?' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

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

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(Other definitions for uneasily that I've seen before include "In nervous way" , "With anxiety or apprehension" , "Hardly so, you might think" , "In apprehensive manner" , "In worried way, lacking in confidence" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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