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A noted figure, but remiss (3)

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lax

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(Other definitions for lax that I've seen before include "without tension" , "Flabby" , "Slack, not severe" , "Insufficiently strict" , "Careless or slack" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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