Go to Scotland and fish? That would be awkward (8)
I believe the answer is:
gangling
'awkward' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'go to scotland and fish?' is the wordplay.
'go to scotland' becomes 'gang' (I've seen this before).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'fish?' becomes 'ling' (ling is a kind of fish).
'gang'+'ling'='GANGLING'
'that would be' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gangling that I've seen before include "Tall and thin" , "moving awkwardly" , "Lanky" , "Rawboned" .)