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Python slid lengthways, to an extent (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idle

'python' is the definition.
(Eric Idle, member of Monty Python)

'slid lengthways to an extent' is the wordplay.
'to an extent' indicates a hidden word.
'IDLE' is hidden within 'slid lengthways'.

(Other definitions for idle that I've seen before include "Inactive - lied (anag)" , "Unoccupied (time); run (engine) slowly" , "out of a job" , "Fruitless" , "Not in action or at work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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