Draw of Spooner's patriarchy (9)
I believe the answer is:
stalemate
'draw' is the definition.
(stalemate is a kind of draw)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
(Other definitions for stalemate that I've seen before include "Chess game deadlock" , "Blocked position" , "Inglorious deadlock" , "where moving is impossible" , "Situation offering no way forward" .)