Drawn out in the wrong order - that's awkward (8)

I believe the answer is:

untoward

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'awkward' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'drawn out in the wrong order' is the wordplay.
'drawn out' can be anagrammed to 'UNTOWARD'.
Though, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for untoward that I've seen before include "Inopportune" , "Not in keeping with accepted standards" , "Unexpected, inappropriate" , "Unfortunate or unfavourable" , "Adverse - inconvenient" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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