Crossing the globe, exceedingly word-wise (8)
I believe the answer is:
verbally
'word-wise' is the definition.
(using words)
'crossing the globe exceedingly' is the wordplay.
'crossing' is an insertion indicator (to cross can mean to go over or around).
'the globe' becomes 'ball' ('ball' can be a synonym of 'globe').
'exceedingly' becomes 'very' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ball' placed inside 'very' is 'VERBALLY'.
(Other definitions for verbally that I've seen before include "Orally, in speech" , "In words" , "speak" , "by Speaker" .)