Take back grappling iron left in a risky way (8)

I believe the answer is:

unsafely

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'in a risky way' is the definition.
(in an unsafe way)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Another definition for unsafely that I've seen is " Dangerously".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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