Preserve from predicament (6)
I believe the answer is:
pickle
I believe this is a double definition.
'preserve' is the first definition.
(I know that pickle is a kind of preserve)
'predicament' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for pickle that I've seen before include "imp" , "Marinate" , "Preserved vegetable of informal plight" , "Preserve; muddle" , "A preserve or an informal predicament" .)