Cable for her was awkward (6)
I believe the answer is:
hawser
'cable' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'her was awkward' is the wordplay.
'awkward' indicates anagramming the letters.
'her'+'was'='herwas'
'herwas' is an anagram of 'HAWSER'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for hawser that I've seen before include "A heavy rope or cable for mooring ship" , "Heavy cable for securing ships" , "Heavy rope for nautical use" , "Fastener" , "Nautical rope or cable" .)