The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PROBLEM
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PROBLEM
- Difficulty for British leaving en masse initially
- Muse endlessly about this, for example
- Question odd features of ballet during concert
- Difficulty for British Eagle?
- Difficulty with Mao parable, but not as translated
- Difficulty with bishop in part contained by head of government
- For the British Legion to take me back is difficult
- Hitch as concert featuring Elbow more than half over
- David Cameron about to steal from the French? That’s a worry
- Brief investigation over moon lander difficulty
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The straight part
We know that "Hitch" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hitch = problem.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PROBLEM mean?
PROBLEM noun- A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
- A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
- A puzzling circumstance.
- Objection.
- A set of moves required to complete a climb
- (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
- Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.