Steady shot is hampered by awkward lie (9)
I believe the answer is:
stabilise
'steady' is the definition.
(I know that steady can be written as stabilise)
'shot is hampered by awkward lie' is the wordplay.
'shot' becomes 'stab' (I've seen this before).
'hampered by' is an insertion indicator.
'awkward' indicates an anagram.
'lie' is an anagram of 'ile'.
'is' placed within 'ile' is 'ilise'.
'stab'+'ilise'='STABILISE'
(Other definitions for stabilise that I've seen before include "Make firm" , "Become less changeable" , "Make of keep steady or balanced" , "Put into an equilibrium" , "get on an even keel" .)