Cryptic crossword clue
More problematic than Gordius, perhaps?

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word KNOTTIER

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What does KNOTTIER mean?

KNOTTIER adjective
  1. Full of knots.
  2. Complicated or tricky; complex; difficult.

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