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Being lazy, I got led astray (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idle

'being lazy' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'i got led astray' is the wordplay.
'got' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'astray' indicates an anagram.
'led' anagrammed gives 'dle'.
'i'+'dle'='IDLE'

(Other definitions for idle that I've seen before include "Indolent" , "not working in > lounge" , "having no effect" , "Fruitless" , "Inactive - lazy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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