Caught person keeping dry in state of distress (6)
I believe the answer is:
netted
'caught person' is the definition.
'netted' can be an answer for 'caught' (netting is a kind of catching). I am unsure of the 'person' bit.
'dry in state of distress' is the wordplay.
'dry' becomes 'tt' (abbreviation for teetotal).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'state of distress' becomes 'need' (I've seen this before).
'tt' inserted within 'need' is 'NETTED'.
'keeping' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for netted that I've seen before include "Trapped" , "Gained as profit" , "caught in the wet?" , "Obtained as clear profit" , "Caught (like butterfly)" .)