Cryptic crossword clue
Bad effects maybe following a school period? 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word AFTERMATHS

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What does AFTERMATHS mean?

AFTERMATHS noun
  1. A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
  2. That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

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