Reluctant to swallow artichoke heart unprepared - it might stick there (4)
I believe the answer is:
craw
'it might stick there' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'reluctant to swallow artichoke heart unprepared' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'unprepared' could be 'raw' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'raw' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'c' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for craw that I've seen before include "Crop of a bird" , "Bird's crop" , "Bird's pouch for storing food" , "throat" , "Crop the unacceptable sticks in" .)