Slope encountered on time in hike (5)
I believe the answer is:
tramp
'hike' is the definition.
(I know that hike can be written as tramp)
'slope encountered on time' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'slope' could be 'ramp' (I've seen this before) and 'ramp' is found in the answer.
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tramp that I've seen before include "Vagrant, drifter" , "Hike" , "Heavily plod around" , "cargo-boat" , "Live as a vagrant" .)