Always lays out side to side a little - terrific! (7)
I believe the answer is:
awesome
'terrific' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'always lays out side to side a little' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'little' could be 'some' (similar in meaning) and 'some' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'we' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for awesome that I've seen before include "Impressive - formidable" , "Breathtaking" , "Inspiring reverence mixed with fear" , "Simultaneously wonderful" , "Inspiring reverential fear" .)