Bather in difficulty may get out of it (6)
I believe the answer is:
breath
'out of it' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'bather in difficulty' is the wordplay.
'in difficulty' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'bather' with letters rearranged gives 'BREATH'.
'may get' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for breath that I've seen before include "Slight breeze; life" , "Air received and expelled" , "Save your ...... - refrain from useless discussion" , "from which inspiration may be drawn" , "Air in an out of the lungs" .)