Object after awful performance (8)
I believe the answer is:
artefact
'object after awful performance' is the definition.
'artefact' can be an answer for 'object' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'after awful performance' bit.
'after awful performance' is the wordplay.
'awful' is an anagram indicator.
'performance' becomes 'act' (act is a kind of performance).
'after' anagrammed gives 'artef'.
'artef'+'act'='ARTEFACT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for artefact that I've seen before include "Something created" , "Human-made article" , "Man-made object, of archaeological interest, perhaps" , "Man-made item" , "A result of craft" .)