Get the message lies are awful (7)
I believe the answer is:
realise
'get the message' is the definition.
'realise' can be an answer for 'get' ('get'->'realize' is in my internal thesaurus and 'ize'->'ise'). I'm unsure of the 'the message' bit.
'lies are awful' is the wordplay.
'awful' is an anagram indicator.
'lies'+'are'='liesare'
'liesare' anagrammed gives 'REALISE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for realise that I've seen before include "Become aware of as a fact" , "See the light" , "Come to understand - see liar (anag)" , "Ale, sire (anag.)" , "Come to conclusion" .)