Arise awkwardly at sign (5)
I believe the answer is:
aries
'sign' is the definition.
(star sign)
'arise awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'arise' anagrammed gives 'ARIES'.
'at' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for aries that I've seen before include "Sheep" , "Stars" , "First sign of the zodiac" , "Zodiac ram" , "Zodiacal sign also known as the Ram" .)