Slightly off, s-scent of gardens? (4-5)
I believe the answer is:
skew-whiff
'slightly' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
's-scent of gardens?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
's' is found in the answer.
'scent' could be 'whiff' (a whiff is a smell) and 'whiff' is found within the answer.
'gardens?' could be 'kew' (Kew Gardens in London) and 'kew' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'off' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for skew-whiff that I've seen before include "Awry" , "Not straight" , "Crooked - out of alignment" , "Cockeyed" .)