Slipped (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">slipped</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(lapsing is a kind of slipping)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lapsed that I've seen before include "Became invalid (through lack of renewal)" , "Fallen away from the faith" , "Became void through disuse" , "Pleads, having failed to maintain standards" , "Out of date" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">slipped</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('slide' can be a synonym of 'slip')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for slid that I've seen before include "Moved (eg, on ice)" , "Slipped" , "Moved smoothly along a surface" , "Skidded, slewed" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">slipped</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(to skid is to slip around)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for skidded that I've seen before include "Slid uncontrollably" , "Slid out of control" , "Made slip" , "lost purchase on the road" .)