The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CASUAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CASUAL
- Sort of worker / with sloppy attitude?
- Laid back wounded with neckwear removed
- Mansion by lake, housing for top people at ease
- Laid-back Corinthian’s teammate?
- Charlie, like so often, needing us to go easy
- Being careless is responsible for United getting relegated
- The wounded, removing constraints, relaxed
- Off-hand, cold and, as usual, ignoring us
- Money’s short, unable to be spent frequently – that’s careless
- Easy for America to turn into a state
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The straight part
We know that "careless" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case careless = casual.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CASUAL mean?
CASUAL noun- A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
- A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
- A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture).
- One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
- A player of casual games.
- A person whose engagement with media is relaxed or superficial.
- A tramp.
- Happening by chance.
- Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
- Employed irregularly.
- Careless.
- Happening or coming to pass without design.
- Informal, relaxed.
- Designed for informal or everyday use.