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Suit completely but not regularly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fitfully

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'not regularly' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'suit completely' is the wordplay.
'suit' becomes 'fit' (synonyms).
'completely' becomes 'fully' (in full).
'fit'+'fully'='FITFULLY'

'but' is the link.

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(Other definitions for fitfully that I've seen before include "not consistently" , "Spasmodically" , "occurring in bouts?" , "Only at times" , "Intermittently" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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