Temporary difficulty (5)

I believe the answer is:
hitch
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">temporary difficulty</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hitch that I've seen before include "Pull up" , "Temporary problem" , "Tether (rope); difficulty" , "Make fast" , "interruption" .)