In a not smooth manner (8)

I believe the answer is:

unevenly

(Other definitions for unevenly that I've seen before include "In irregular fashion" , "In an irregular way" , "Roughly or disproportionately" , "In inconsistent way" , "Not following uniform style" .)

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

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