Dilemma, predicament (8)
I believe the answer is:
quandary
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'dilemma' is the first definition.
(I know that dilemma can be written as quandary)
'predicament' is the second definition.
(I know that predicament can be written as quandary)
(Other definitions for quandary that I've seen before include "awkward situation" , "Predicament - dilemma - uncertainty" , "State of perplexity in difficult situation" , "Problem" , "Dilemma, a state of perplexity" .)