### Clue: Parisian who joins the marines aboard feels awkward (7)
### Answer: SQUIRMS 
 ### Explanation: Definition: feels awkward
 [QUI(French, as would be spoken by a Parisian, for "who") + RM(abbrev. for "Royal Marines", a corps in the British military)] **contained in**(aboard a, a ship, say) SS(abbrev. for "Steamship", as used in their names).