The way some things are badly grown (5)
I believe the answer is:
wrong
'the way some things' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'badly grown' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator (letters in the wrong order).
'grown' with letters rearranged gives 'WRONG'.
'are' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wrong that I've seen before include "Treat unjustly" , "Erronious" , "Failing to come right" , "Unjust - incorrect" , "Incorrect, illegal or immoral" .)