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Top president who's become careless? (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sloppy joe

'top president who's' is the definition.
'sloppy joe' can be an answer for 'top' (sloppy joe is a type of top or sweater). I am unsure of the 'president who's' bit.

'careless?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'careless?' could be 'sloppy' (similar in meaning) and 'sloppy' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'joe' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'become' is the link.

(Other definitions for sloppy joe that I've seen before include "loose sweater" , "sandwich" , "Loose-fitting sweater" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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