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Only just or hardly even (8)

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I believe the answer is:

scarcely

'only just or hardly even' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for scarcely that I've seen before include "Only just or hardly even" , "Surely not" , "Almost not" , "Barely, hardly" , "Not quite" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Simplex) and The Irish Times.
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