Extremely awkard times for proverbs (6)
I believe the answer is:
adages
'proverbs' is the definition.
('adage' can be a synonym of 'proverb')
'extremely awkard times' is the wordplay.
'extremely' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters) (only the extremes of the word are used).
'times' becomes 'ages' (age is a kind of time).
'awkard' with its middle taken out is 'ad'.
'ad'+'ages'='ADAGES'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for adages that I've seen before include "'Proverbs, saws (6)'" , "'Proverbs, true sayings (6)'" , "Wise old sayings" , "Old sayings or maxims" , "Proverbs, wise sayings" .)