Figure a kiss remiss (3)

I believe the answer is:

lax

'remiss' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'figure a kiss' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'l' (I've seen this in other clues).
'kiss' becomes 'x'.
'l'+'a'+'x'='LAX'

(Other definitions for lax that I've seen before include "Not sufficiently careful" , "without tension" , "Insufficiently strict" , "Slapdash" , "Slack, loose" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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