Deadlock; standstill (7)
I believe the answer is:
impasse
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">deadlock</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that deadlock can be written as impasse)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">standstill</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that standstill can be written as impasse)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for impasse that I've seen before include "Dead end" , "hopeless situation?" , "Situation in which progress is impossible" , "No progress is possible in this type of situation" , "Inescapable perdicament, dilemma" .)