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Awkward, fake jewellery? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shambling

'awkward' is the definition.
(shambling can mean clumsy or awkward)

'fake jewellery?' is the wordplay.
'fake' becomes 'sham' (synonyms).
'jewellery?' becomes 'bling' (informal term for jewellery).
'sham'+'bling'='SHAMBLING'

(Other definitions for shambling that I've seen before include "Shuffling along" , "Proceeding inefficiently" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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