Badly aligned at the front (7)
I believe the answer is:
leading
'the front' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'badly aligned' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram.
'aligned' anagrammed gives 'LEADING'.
'at' is the link.
(Other definitions for leading that I've seen before include "Female top of the bill" , "Guiding by going in front" , "Most important; ahead" , "in van" , "In pole position" .)