Walk in a leisurely manner and risk losing the lead (5)
I believe the answer is:
amble
'walk in a leisurely manner' is the definition.
'amble' can be an answer for 'walk' (amble is a kind of walk). I am unsure of the 'in a leisurely manner' bit.
'risk losing the lead' is the wordplay.
'risk' becomes 'gamble' (synonyms).
'losing the lead' means to remove the first letter (the letter which leads the word is removed).
'gamble' with its first letter taken off is 'AMBLE'.
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for amble that I've seen before include "Wander gently along" , "Dawdle" , "Walk gently" , "promenade" , "Blame for leisurely walk" .)