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In dishonest way, lay fur in slyly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unfairly

'in dishonest way' is the definition.
(in an unfair or dishonest manner)

'lay fur in slyly' is the wordplay.
'slyly' indicates an anagram.
'lay'+'fur'+'in'='layfurin'
'layfurin' anagrammed gives 'UNFAIRLY'.

(Other definitions for unfairly that I've seen before include "Inequitably, wrongly" , "Without justice" , "Unjustly" , "dishonestly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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