Awkward lines with elegy — Dante to remove outer parts (9)
I believe the answer is:
inelegant
'awkward' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for inelegant that I've seen before include "clumsy" , "Eglantine (anag)" , "Ugly" , "stiff" , "less than couth" .)