Greet criminal, admitting hesitation? One's in a sticky situation up here (3,4)

18A — Greet criminal, admitting hesitation? One's in a sticky situation up here (3,4) — GUM TREE

• Definition
  Definition found: 'One's in a sticky situation up here'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'criminal,'
• Operation
  'criminal,' signals a anagram operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'Greet hesitation?'
• Synonym
  Synonyms spotted: 'hesitation?' → UM
• Assembly
  UM > GREETUM = GUMTREE

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