Stuck in mud (5)
I believe the answer is:
mired
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">stuck in mud</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mired that I've seen before include "Sunk in deep mud" , "Stuck in the mud" , "covered in muck" , "Bogged down" .)