Becomes attached to and puts up with (6)
I believe the answer is:
sticks
'becomes attached' is the definition.
(sticking is a kind of becoming attached)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sticks that I've seen before include "Adheres" , "''... and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me''" , "Is bogged down" , "Twigs or thin branches of a tree" , "basic furniture" .)