Is modern and very bright, but said to be a slacker! (5)
I believe the answer is:
laser
'slacker' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for laser that I've seen before include "scientific device" , "Device that generates an intense beam of light" , "Device producing an intense beam of light or radiation" , "Scientific apparatus" , "light-intensifier" .)