Left in the morning with predicament, finding illumination (9)
I believe the answer is:
lamplight
'illumination' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'left in the morning with predicament' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'in the morning' becomes 'am' (AM on a clock).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'predicament' becomes 'plight' (synonyms).
'l'+'am'+'plight'='LAMPLIGHT'
'finding' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for lamplight that I've seen before include "Illumination" , "David Essex recording" , "No electricity at night" , "Readers' pool" , "which is illuminating" .)