It gets you down (5)

I believe the answer is:

chute

(Other definitions for chute that I've seen before include "Sloping channel" , "Sloping trough" , "Flume" , "Inclined channel for rubbish, laundry etc" , "Slide" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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