Awkwardly formal (7)
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I believe the answer is:
stilted
'awkwardly formal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for stilted that I've seen before include "Stiff, self-conscious" , "Stiff and unnatural" , "Stiff and pompous" , "Artificially formal or contrived" , "Unnatural sounding and overformal" .)