Literary lion takes time on slope (6)
I believe the answer is:
aslant
'literary lion takes time on slope' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'literary lion takes time on' is the wordplay.
'literary lion' becomes 'aslan' (I've seen this in another clue).
'takes time' becomes 't' (I've seen this in other clues).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'aslan'+'t'='ASLANT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aslant that I've seen before include "not on the level" , "Out of the vertical" , "crooked" , "in oblique fashion" , "Leaning; out of plumb" .)