Untidy and careless person (6)

I believe the answer is:

sloven

(Other definitions for sloven that I've seen before include "Novels for an untidy woman" , "Untidy or careless person" , "slattern" , "Habitually negligent person" , "scruffy sort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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