Told Maria, awfully clumsy (9)
I believe the answer is:
maladroit
'clumsy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'told maria awfully' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates anagramming the letters.
'told'+'maria'='toldmaria'
'toldmaria' is an anagram of 'MALADROIT'.
(Other definitions for maladroit that I've seen before include "Inefficient, clumsy" , "Inept, clumsy" , "Clumsy or bungling, ham-fisted" , "Awkward - unskilful" .)