Predicament due to naughty capers (6)
I believe the answer is:
scrape
'predicament' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'naughty capers' is the wordplay.
'naughty' is an anagram indicator.
'capers' is an anagram of 'SCRAPE'.
'due to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for scrape that I've seen before include "Thinly-spread butter" , "fine kettle of fish" , "Abrasion or mischievous escapade" , "Thinly applied butter - or jam!" , "Bow and . . . . . ., to be servile" .)