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No rush in small hours, of course, for those on the slippery slope (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slalom

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'hours of course for those on the slippery slope' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'no rush in small' is the wordplay.
'no rush' becomes 'lalo' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'small' becomes 'sm'.
'lalo' placed into 'sm' is 'SLALOM'.

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(Other definitions for slalom that I've seen before include "Skiing obstacle race" , "Downhill race over a winding course on skis" , "Ski race down zig-zag course" , "Downhill ski-race over a winding course" , "Ski racing event" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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