France formerly curtailed expression of affection in Paris — it's socially awkward (9)
I believe the answer is:
gaucherie
'socially awkward' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'france formerly curtailed expression of affection in paris it's' is the wordplay.
'france formerly' becomes 'gaul' (I've seen this in another clue).
'curtailed' means to remove the last letter.
'expression of affection in paris' becomes 'cheri' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'it' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'gaul' with its last letter removed is 'gau'.
'gau'+'cheri'+'e'='GAUCHERIE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gaucherie that I've seen before include "Faux pas" , "Tactless behaviour" , "Slip" , "Socially awkward acts - huge Erica (anag)" , "clumsiness" .)