In reality, because awkward director suggests this business seems iffy, they'll take measures (2,1,6,2,4)
I believe the answer is:
as a matter of fact
'in reality' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'because awkward director suggests this business seems iffy they'll take measures' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'because' could be 'as' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'as' is present in the answer.
'business' could be 'matter' (business can mean some matter or situation) and 'matter' is found in the answer.
'take measures' could be 'act' (synonyms) and 'act' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for as a matter of fact that I've seen before include "Actually" , "in reality" .)