Most awful meat reported by some (5)
I believe the answer is:
worst
'most awful' is the definition.
'meat reported by some' is the wordplay.
'meat' becomes 'wurst' (German sausage).
'reported by some' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (homophone in some accents).
'wurst' is a homophone of 'WORST'.
(Other definitions for worst that I've seen before include "Direst" , "Most severe" , "Best; least good" , "Most inferior or evil" , "Lowest of the low" .)