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A difficult situation for all there, you say (4)

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I believe the answer is:

hole

'a difficult situation' is the definition.

'all there you say' is the wordplay.
'all there' becomes 'whole' (I've seen this in another clue).
'you say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'whole' is a homophone of 'HOLE'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for hole that I've seen before include "Aperture; cavity" , "Well" , "mess" , "Hollow, cavity" , "This in one is a golfer's dream!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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