Syrup making cat reel awkwardly (7)
I believe the answer is:
treacle
'syrup' is the definition.
(I know that treacle is a type of syrup)
'cat reel awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' is an anagram indicator.
'cat'+'reel'='catreel'
'catreel' is an anagram of 'TREACLE'.
'making' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for treacle that I've seen before include "Viscous liquid" , "Carroll's sisters had to live with" , "Syrup, molasses" , "Something cloyingly sweet" , "Sweet, sticky stuff" .)