Cryptic crossword clue
Tread softly after awful char’s periodic digs

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

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The straight part
We know that "periodic digs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case periodic digs = crashpad.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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