What does the cryptic crossword clue "Some called it heresy, to be sure? Hardly! (6)" mean?

The definition is "to be sure? Hardly!". The wordplay uses a hidden word. Hidden in "some calleD IT HEResy, to be sure? hardly!" The answer is DITHER.

Some called it heresy, to be sure? Hardly! (6)

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