Dim male overcomes difficulty (7)
I believe the answer is:
dilemma
'difficulty' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'dim male overcomes' is the wordplay.
'dim male' can be anagrammed to 'DILEMMA'.
However, I am not clear how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dilemma that I've seen before include "Catch-22" , "I'm lamed - it's a puzzle" , "Difficult-choice situation" , "tricky position" , "Dim male (anag.)" .)