Arise awkwardly at a sign (5)
I believe the answer is:
aries
'a sign' is the definition.
(star sign)
'arise awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' indicates an anagram.
'arise' is an anagram of 'ARIES'.
'at' is the link.
(Other definitions for aries that I've seen before include "Zodiacal sign also known as the Ram" , "Ram star sign" , "Constellation with sign of the ram" , "House" , "Sheep" .)