James Taylor’s slim dude? (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

mud slide

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'james taylor's' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'slim dude?' is the wordplay.
'slim dude' anagrams to 'MUD SLIDE'.
Though, I am unsure how this is indicated.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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