Difficulty in parking at the airport heading off (6)

I believe the answer is:

plight

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'difficulty' is the definition.
(I know that plight is a type of difficulty)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for plight that I've seen before include "pickle" , "Alarming predicament" , "Jam" , "Quandary, predicament" , "State" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and The Irish Times.

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