Navigating Communication Barriers in Interviews

Has anyone been rejected because the interviewer couldn't ask clear questions? I recently had an interview where the interviewer (a non-native English speaker) really struggled to frame their questions. It was incredibly hard to figure out what they actually wanted me to solve or answer, and I ended up getting rejected.

Has anyone else dealt with this? It's frustrating when you know you have the skills, but the barrier is just understanding the prompt. How do you guys handle this mid-interview without making it awkward?