A female with dilemma getting stick (5)
I believe the answer is:
affix
'stick' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a female with dilemma' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'dilemma' becomes 'fix' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a'+'f'+'fix'='AFFIX'
'getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for affix that I've seen before include "Attach" , "Append" , "Stick on" , "Glue" , "Join" .)