Answer: inatrap

AnswerCrossword Clue
INATRAP

Caught

INATRAP

Caught with the cheese

INATRAP

Caught by the exterminator, perhaps

INATRAP
Ensnared
INATRAP
"Caught like a rat ..."
INATRAPLike a rat ...
INATRAPSnared
INATRAPCornered
INATRAPStuck
INATRAPUnable to escape