Awkward bachelor said to drink some liquor (14)

I believe the answer is:

butterfingered

'awkward' is the definition.
('butterfingered' can be similar in meaning to 'awkward')

'bachelor said to drink some liquor' is the wordplay.
'bachelor' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts).
'said' becomes 'uttered' (I've seen this before).
'to drink' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'some liquor' becomes 'finger' (measurement of alcohol).
'uttered' placed around 'finger' is 'utterfingered'.
'b'+'utterfingered'='BUTTERFINGERED'

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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