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Fictional lion tamer first on the slope (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aslant

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'fictional lion tamer first on the slope' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'tamer first on the slope' is the wordplay.
'tamer first' becomes 'a' (I am not sure about the 'tamer' bit.).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the slope' becomes 'slant' (slant is a kind of slope).
'a'+'slant'='ASLANT'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for aslant that I've seen before include "Skew-whiff" , "oblique view" , "not on the level" , "At an oblique angle" , "Leaning; out of plumb" .)

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