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Awkward answers ignored by Mafia’s odious circles (3-6)

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I believe the answer is:

ham-fisted

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'awkward' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'answers ignored by mafia's odious circles' is the wordplay.
'answers' becomes 'aa' (an abbreviation for answer written twice).
'ignored by' is a deletion indicator.
'odious' becomes 'hated' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'circles' is an insertion indicator (some letters go round others).
'mafias' with 'aa' taken out is 'mfis'.
'mfis' placed within 'hated' is 'HAM-FISTED'.

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(Other definitions for ham-fisted that I've seen before include "Lacking 5 across" , "Clumsy, awkward" , "I'm shafted, being clumsy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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