Awkwardly situated in a game, rooks need moving (9)

I believe the answer is:

snookered

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'awkwardly situated in a game' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'rooks need moving' is the wordplay.
'moving' indicates an anagram.
'rooks'+'need'='rooksneed'
'rooksneed' is an anagram of 'SNOOKERED'.

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(Other definitions for snookered that I've seen before include "Thwarted" , "blocked" , "Put in difficult position" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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