Related Clues:

• Bad way to be held
• Up a tree
• Lacking the skill, e.g.
• Lacking the wherewithal
• Held in check
• Lacking the means
• No longer dangerous
• Without an out
• No longer a threat
• Kept in check
• In a position of no escape
• Lacking what it takes
• Lacking the necessary skills
• Unable to retreat, as an animal
• Not equipped