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Wakes all awry (5)

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I believe the answer is:

askew

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'awry' is the definition.
(I know that awry can be written as askew)

'wakes all' is the wordplay.
'wakes' anagrams to 'ASKEW'.
However, I am not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for askew that I've seen before include "Leaning to one side" , "Lopsided" , "Wakes (anag)" , "Obliquely" , "Not true" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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