Some ladies kiss sloppily (3)
I believe the answer is:
lax
'some' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'kiss sloppily' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'kiss' could be 'x' (X can represent a kiss) and 'x' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'la' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'ladies' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lax that I've seen before include "Sloppy" , "Not strict enough" , "Negligent" , "Slack, loose" , "Slapdash" .)