Awful systems — nothing odd here — create ineffectual people (6)

I believe the answer is:

wusses

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'here create ineffectual people' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'awful systems nothing odd' is the wordplay.
'nothing odd' means one should take alternating letters (letters in odd-numbered positions removed).
'awful'+'systems'='awfulsystems'
The alternate letters of 'awfulsystems' are 'WUSSES'.

Can you help me to learn more?

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.