The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LODGING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "getting stuck" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case getting stuck = lodging.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LODGING mean?
LODGING verb- To be firmly fixed in a specified position.
- To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady.
- To stay in any place or shelter.
- To drive (an animal) to covert.
- To supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time.
- To put money, jewellery, or other valuables for safety.
- To place (a statement, etc.) with the proper authorities (such as courts, etc.).
- To become flattened, as grass or grain, when overgrown or beaten down by the wind.
- To cause to flatten, as grass or grain.
- A place to live or lodge.
- Sleeping accommodation.
- (in the plural) Furnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation.
- The condition of a plant, especially a cereal, that has been flattened in the field or damaged so that it cannot stand upright, as by weather conditions or because the stem is not strong enough to support the plant.