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Predicament coming after record congestion (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

log jam

'congestion' is the definition.
(log jam is a type of blockage)

'predicament coming after record' is the wordplay.
'predicament' becomes 'jam' (I've seen this before).
'coming after' says to put letters next to each other.
'record' becomes 'log' (log is a kind of record).
'jam' put after 'log' is 'LOG-JAM'.

(Other definitions for log jam that I've seen before include "Major stoppage" , "standstill" , "Deadlock; river blockage" , "Blockage of wood being floated down a river" , "Seemingly irresolvable situation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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