Spice badly used in a hateful way (10)

I believe the answer is:

despicably

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'in a hateful way' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'spice badly used' is the wordplay.
'used' indicates anagramming the letters.
'spice'+'badly'='spicebadly'
'spicebadly' is an anagram of 'DESPICABLY'.

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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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