Cautious, having answer misplaced? It’s wrong (4)
I believe the answer is:
awry
'wrong' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'cautious having answer misplaced?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'answer' could be 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A) and 'a' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'wry' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'it's' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for awry that I've seen before include "Wary (anag.)" , "Crooked, twisted to one side" , "Haywire" , "Wrong, amiss" , "Wary but distorted." .)