Like some roller coaster drops (5)

I believe the answer is:

steep

(Other definitions for steep that I've seen before include "Difficult" , "Soak thoroughly - precipitous" , "Sheer, precipitous" , "Hard for cycling" , "Saturate; precipitous" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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