Exposed male member creates distress (5)
I believe the answer is:
alarm
'distress' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'exposed male member' is the wordplay.
'exposed' says to take the centre (outside letters removed).
'member' becomes 'arm' (member can mean a limb).
The central letters of 'male' are 'al'.
'al'+'arm'='ALARM'
'creates' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for alarm that I've seen before include "Warning sound or signal" , "Panicky arousal" , "Put the wind up" , "Device sounding danger" , "Trepidation" .)