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Caught by Corbynistas? Twig one faces dilemma in it (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cleft stick

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'one faces dilemma in it' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'caught by corbynistas? twig' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'corbynistas?' becomes 'left' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'twig' becomes 'stick' (I've seen this in another clue).
'c'+'left'+'stick'='CLEFT STICK'

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(Other definitions for cleft stick that I've seen before include "In a - means in a dilemma" , "spot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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