Pitch with the slippery slope perhaps? (5)

I believe the answer is:

slant

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'slope perhaps?' is the definition.
(sloping is a kind of slanting)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for slant that I've seen before include "Deviation from the horizontal" , "It's at an angle to the horizontal" , "Angle; incline" , "passing breeze?" , "Viewpoint; slope" .)

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

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