How a buffoon may behave (7)

I believe the answer is:

ineptly

(Other definitions for ineptly that I've seen before include "without finesse" , "Awkwardly, clumsily" , "In a maladroit manner" , "In an incompetent manner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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