Confused situation no good in story (6)
I believe the answer is:
tangle
'confused situation' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'no good in story' is the wordplay.
'no good' becomes 'ng' (abbreviation).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'story' becomes 'tale' (synonyms).
'ng' inserted inside 'tale' is 'TANGLE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tangle that I've seen before include "Mix-up" , "Snarl or embroil" , "'Twisted mess, muddle (6)'" , "A knotted mess" , "Trap < tall guy from Perth" .)