Surreptitiously altering a skyline (8)
I believe the answer is:
sneakily
'surreptitiously' is the definition.
('sneakily' can be a synonym of 'surreptitiously')
'altering a skyline' is the wordplay.
'altering' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'skyline'='askyline'
'askyline' anagrammed gives 'SNEAKILY'.
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution?
Install my app