Quiet stroll leading to awkward gait (7)
I believe the answer is:
shamble
'awkward gait' is the definition.
'shamble' can be an answer for 'gait' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'awkward' bit.
'quiet stroll leading' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'sh' ('sh' is used to tell someone to be quiet).
'stroll' becomes 'amble' (synonyms).
'leading' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sh'+'amble'='SHAMBLE'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shamble that I've seen before include "Walk slowly and awkwardly" , "not the way to walk up the aisle!" , "Shuffle along awkwardly" , "Move with shuffling gait" , "Walk shufflingly" .)