Related Clues:

• Reason for a long delay in getting approval, maybe
• Bureaucratic rigmarole
• Get caught on
• Piles of paperwork, perhaps
• Minor hang-up
• Catch unawares
• Bureaucratic delays
• Hosiery spoiler
• Civil service snarl
• Unfortunate thing to hit
• Catch on a nail, say
• Bureaucratic waste
• It might result in a run
• Bureaucratic formalities
• Cause of a delay