Flailing to a spinner, last three dismissed, stumped (2,1,4)
I believe the answer is:
in a spot
I'm afraid I can't even guess how this answer relates to the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for in a spot that I've seen before include "Facing a problem" , "Facing difficulties" , "Having trouble" , "having problems" , "Badly placed" .)