Stealthily treacherous (9)

I believe the answer is:

insidious

(Other definitions for insidious that I've seen before include "Proceeding subtly but harmfully" , "Cunning" , "Stealthy and damaging" , "Treacherously sly" , "Sneaky" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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