Murdered
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">murdered</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(archaic past tense form of 'slay')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for slew that I've seen before include "Move obliquely or sideways, often losing control" , "Quite a number" , "Twist sideways" , "Killed (arch.)" , "Killed - swing" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">murdered</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('slay' can be a synonym of 'murder')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for slain that I've seen before include "Violently killed" , "Killed, murdered" , "Put to the sword" , "Slaughtered" .)