Slanting southern gardens (4)

I believe the answer is:

skew

'slanting' is the definition.
(skew can mean askew or slanting)

'southern gardens' is the wordplay.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'gardens' becomes 'Kew' (Kew Gardens in London).
's'+'kew'='SKEW'

(Other definitions for skew that I've seen before include "Place obliquely" , "(Make) oblique, slanting" , "Aslant, bias" , "Colour" , "Misrepresent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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