Sloppy way some of the lads kiss (3)
I believe the answer is:
lax
'sloppy' is the definition.
(both can careless)
'way some of the lads kiss' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'l' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'some of' means to look at the middle letters (I've seen 'some' mean this).
'the lads' becomes 'chaps' ('chap' can be a synonym of 'lad').
'kiss' becomes 'x' (X can represent a kiss).
The centre of 'chaps' is 'a'.
'l'+'a'+'x'='LAX'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lax that I've seen before include "Loose or immoral" , "Not sufficiently careful" , "Slack, loose" , "Negligent" , "Casual" .)