Careless example of hit and run (8)
I believe the answer is:
slapdash
'careless' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'hit and run' is the wordplay.
'hit' becomes 'slap' (both can mean to strike).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'run' becomes 'dash' (dashing is a kind of running).
'slap'+'dash'='SLAPDASH'
'example of' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for slapdash that I've seen before include "In a careless manner" , "disorganized" , "disorganised" , "Careless - haphazard" , "Messy" .)