Fielding lapses? (5)

I believe the answer is:

slips

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'lapses?' is the definition.
(lapsing is a kind of slipping)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for slips that I've seen before include "They try to catch you" , "errors" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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