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I step out onto slope (5)

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I believe the answer is:

piste

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'slope' is the definition.
(I have seen 'slippery slope' mean 'piste' so perhaps 'slope' could also mean 'piste')

'i step out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'i'+'step'='istep'
'istep' with letters rearranged gives 'PISTE'.

'onto' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for piste that I've seen before include "A ski run of compacted snow" , "Skiing course" , "Ski slope" , "Skiing trail" , "Ski-slope" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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