Cryptic crossword clue
Periodic problem, stuff I forgot to mention 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CRAMPS

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The straight part
We know that "Periodic problem" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case periodic problem = cramps.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CRAMPS mean?

CRAMPS noun
  1. A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
  2. That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
  3. A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
  4. A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.
CRAMPS verb
  1. (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
  2. To affect with cramps or spasms.
  3. To prohibit movement or expression of.
  4. To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
  5. To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.
  6. (by extension) To bind together; to unite.
  7. To form on a cramp.
CRAMPS noun
  1. A cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus.

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