Lied in order to be lazy (4)
I believe the answer is:
idle
'lazy' is the definition.
('idle' can be similar in meaning to 'lazy')
'lied in order' is the wordplay.
'in order' indicates an anagram (the letters in a new order).
'lied' anagrammed gives 'IDLE'.
'to be' is the link.
(Other definitions for idle that I've seen before include "Member of comedy team" , "Monty Python's Eric, b. 1943" , "Inactive - lied (anag)" , "Futile" , "Eric, perhaps" .)