### Clue: Situation causing hardship for lot of crows (6)
### Answer: MURDER 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Situation causing hardship,lot of crows
  Double defn: 1st:  Understatement of hardship, especially for the victim; and 2nd: Collective noun for a lot of crows.  An edit this time, of Neo's original clue (….for crows)