Crooked — right in an odd way (4)
I believe the answer is:
awry
'crooked' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'right in an odd way' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'an odd' indicates an anagram.
'way' with letters rearranged gives 'awy'.
'r' put within 'awy' is 'AWRY'.
(Other definitions for awry that I've seen before include "the wrong direction" , "Crooked, twisted to one side" , "Not functioning properly" , "Cockeyed" , "Distorted, crooked" .)