Jam – or pickle? (11)
I believe the answer is:
predicament
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">jam</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">pickle?</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for predicament that I've seen before include "Difficult situation" , "Quandary" , "Dilemma" , "Difficult position" , "Spot" .)