Embarrassed North American sadly overturned portable stove (10)
I believe the answer is:
salamander
'portable stove' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'embarrassed north american sadly overturned' is the wordplay.
'embarrassed' becomes 'red' (someone may blush or go red when embarrassed).
'north' becomes 'N' (abbreviation).
'american' becomes 'Am' (abbreviation in some contexts).
'sadly' becomes 'alas' ('alas' is used to express regret).
'overturned' says the letters should be written backwards.
'red'+'n'+'am'+'alas'='rednamalas'
'rednamalas' written backwards gives 'SALAMANDER'.
(Other definitions for salamander that I've seen before include "Newt-like amphibian" , "Lizard-like creature" , "An amphibian; fire spirit" , "Beast" , "Mythical fire lizard" .)