14 across
Straight
coverage
of
outrageous
rents
in
a
difficult
situation
(7,4)
Straight coverage of outrageous rents in a difficult situation (7,4)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
So the definition here is a difficult situation — think of stirring up trouble. "Straight" gives you HONEST, and "outrageous" tells you to jumble RENTS into RNETS. Then HONEST wraps around that anagram — "coverage of" is your container indicator — and you get the full answer.