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Slide, wearing shoes, being careless? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slipshod

'careless?' is the definition.
('slipshod' can be similar in meaning to 'careless')

'slide wearing shoes' is the wordplay.
'slide' becomes 'slip' ('slip' can be a synonym of 'slide').
'wearing shoes' becomes 'shod' (I've seen this before).
'slip'+'shod'='SLIPSHOD'

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for slipshod that I've seen before include "Haphazard, slapdash" , "Careless, slovenly" , "Sloppy and haphazard" , "Careless and slapdash, bad work" , "Carelessly executed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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