In Hay, Lieutenant Ling moved in hesitant manner (9)

I believe the answer is:

haltingly

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'in hay lieutenant ling moved in hesitant manner' is the definition.
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'in hay lieutenant ling moved in' is the wordplay.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'lieutenant' becomes 'lt' (abbreviation for lieutenant).
'moved' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'hay' enclosing 'lt' is 'halty'.
'ling' is an anagram of 'ingl'.
'halty' enclosing 'ingl' is 'HALTINGLY'.

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(Another definition for haltingly that I've seen is " with hesitation".)

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

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