Usually means: Difficult situation with limited options.
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  1. tight spot: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. tight spot: Collins English Dictionary
  3. tight spot: Wiktionary
  4. Tight Spot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (tight spot)

noun:  (idiomatic) A difficult position.
noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tight, spot.

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