Arise awkwardly at sign (5)
I believe the answer is:
aries
'sign' is the definition.
(star sign)
'arise awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'arise' with letters rearranged gives 'ARIES'.
'at' is the link.
(Other definitions for aries that I've seen before include "Sheep" , "Stars" , "First sign of the zodiac" , "Zodiac ram" , "Zodiacal sign also known as the Ram" .)