Award for being lamed, perhaps (5)
I believe the answer is:
medal
'award' is the definition.
(I know that award can be written as medal)
'lamed perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'lamed' with letters rearranged gives 'MEDAL'.
'for being' is the link.
(Other definitions for medal that I've seen before include "What an Olympic Games winner gets" , "Religious or commemorative award" , "Olympic award" , "Award for achievement" , "Award for the soldier" .)