Some ladies kiss sloppily (3)
I believe the answer is:
lax
'some' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'kiss sloppily' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'kiss' could be 'x' (X can represent a kiss) and 'x' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'la' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'ladies' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lax that I've seen before include "Sloppy" , "Not strict enough" , "Negligent" , "Slack, loose" , "Slapdash" .)