The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 3 plus 2 letter word OFF AND ON
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
O
F
F
A
N
D
O
N
More clues leading to the result OFF AND ON
- Occasionally switch options?
- Switch positions occasionally
- Occasionally relating to cooler teacher
- Bad article written by fellow occasionally
- Switch options intermittently
- Occasionally switch options
- Not always concerned with cool river
- Occasionally switch positions
- Old king with hint of narcissism gets put on occasionally
- Occasionally switch positions
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The straight part
We know that "intermittently" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case intermittently = off and on.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.