Steer youngster away from lousy companies – initially awkward (4)
I believe the answer is:
calf
'steer youngster' is the definition.
'calf' can be an answer for 'youngster' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'steer' bit.
'away from lousy companies initially awkward' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'awkward' is an anagram indicator.
The first letters of 'away from lousy companies' is 'aflc'.
'aflc' is an anagram of 'CALF'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for calf that I've seen before include "Bit of leg" , "Part of the leg - baby farm animal" , "Muscular back of the shank" , "Young animal - part of leg" , "Young moo-er" .)