Pickle assortment of capers (6)
I believe the answer is:
scrape
'pickle' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'assortment of capers' is the wordplay.
'assortment of' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'capers' anagrammed gives 'SCRAPE'.
(Other definitions for scrape that I've seen before include "embarassing situation" , "Bark" , "Grate, scratch" , "Scratch; just make (living)" , "Save as much as possible" .)