Ugly in an awkward way (8)
I believe the answer is:
ungainly
'ugly in an awkward way' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'ugly in an awkward' is the wordplay.
'awkward' is an anagram indicator.
'ugly'+'in'+'an'='uglyinan'
'uglyinan' with letters rearranged gives 'UNGAINLY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ungainly that I've seen before include "Lacking grace in movement" , "Physically clumsy or maladroit" , "Clumsy or awkward, as nun gaily goes about" , "Clumsly, maladroit" , "Clumsy, not coordinated" .)