To gulp, possibly swallowing a cigarette end, brings a sticky situation! (4-3)
I believe the answer is:
glue-pot
'a sticky situation' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'to gulp possibly swallowing a cigarette end' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'swallowing' indicates putting letters inside.
'end' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'cigarette' is 'e'.
'to'+'gulp'='togulp'
'togulp' anagrammed gives 'glupot'.
'glupot' enclosing 'e' is 'GLUE-POT'.
'brings' is the link.
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