A predicament caused by disorderly capers (6)
I believe the answer is:
scrape
'a predicament' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'disorderly capers' is the wordplay.
'disorderly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'capers' is an anagram of 'SCRAPE'.
'caused by' is the link.
(Other definitions for scrape that I've seen before include "Recaps about abrasion" , "Clear or smooth by grating" , "Difficult situation; graze" , "Informally, an awkward situation due to rashness" , "Take the surface off" .)