Walk shakily from the counter (6)
I believe the answer is:
totter
'walk shakily' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'the counter' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'otter' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for totter that I've seen before include "Wobble - rag-and-bone man" , "Stagger, reel" , "Walk shakily as if about to fall" , "Proceed unsteadily" , "Move unsteadily; be about to fall" .)