Lie around Malta getting wild (6)
I believe the answer is:
stormy
'wild' is the definition.
('stormy' can be similar in meaning to 'wild')
'lie around malta' is the wordplay.
'lie' becomes 'story' (story is a kind of lie).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'malta' becomes 'm'.
'story' placed around 'm' is 'STORMY'.
'getting' is the link.
(Other definitions for stormy that I've seen before include "Full of violent outbursts" , "bad weather" , "by no means smooth" , "Wet and windy" , "''... Weather''(song)" .)