In a maladroit manner (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in a maladroit manner</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ineptly that I've seen before include "In a maladroit manner" , "without finesse" , "Awkwardly, clumsily" , "In an incompetent manner" .)
(Other definitions for awkwardly that I've seen before include "Ineptly" , "Ungracefully" , "In a clumsy manner" , "In a clumsy way" , "In an ungainly way" .)