Tory pursuits lie around avoiding notice (15)

I believe the answer is:

surreptitiously

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'avoiding notice' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'tory pursuits lie around' is the wordplay.
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'tory'+'pursuits'+'lie'='torypursuitslie'
'torypursuitslie' with letters rearranged gives 'SURREPTITIOUSLY'.

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(Other definitions for surreptitiously that I've seen before include "in secret?" , "not 14 [OVERTLY]" .)

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

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