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Poorly, one way or another? (2,1,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in a bad way

'poorly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for in a bad way that I've seen before include "how poor performers perform?" , "Suffering" , "Very poorly" , "Critical" , "Seriously ill" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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