Clumsy admiral to get transferred (9)
I believe the answer is:
maladroit
'clumsy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'admiral to get transferred' is the wordplay.
'get transferred' is an anagram indicator (letters transferred to other positions).
'admiral'+'to'='admiralto'
'admiralto' with letters rearranged gives 'MALADROIT'.
(Other definitions for maladroit that I've seen before include "Inefficient, clumsy" , "Awkward - unskilful" , "Clumsy or bungling, ham-fisted" , "Inept, clumsy" .)