The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 1 plus 4 letter word IN A SPOT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result IN A SPOT
- Having difficulty at home representing corporation
- Brew on tap is over a barrel
- Up against it flying to Spain
- Changing to spin restricts amateur’s start on a sticky wicket
- Facing difficulties in moving to Spain
- Having difficulty, Spain to find a fix
- Flailing to a spinner, last three dismissed, stumped
- Struggling son tucks into yoghurt found here?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "on a sticky wicket" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case on a sticky wicket = in a spot.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.