This here creates an absurd situation (5)
I believe the answer is:
catch
This could be a double definition.
'this here' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'an absurd situation' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'creates' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for catch that I've seen before include "Discover" , "a sort of 22" , "Be in time to see" , "Drawback that's not immediately evident" , "Grasp - overtake - overhear - surprise" .)