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The Clue

Otolaryngologist's concern (5 letter answer)

The Answer

SINUS

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Notes

The answer SINUS is uncommon, appearing about once every 450 puzzles.

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Breathing passage
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Congestion site
Cranial cavity
Drainage site
Head cavity
Kind of cavity
Kind of headache
Kind of pressure
Nasal passage
Skull cavity
Common blockage locale
Congested area, sometimes
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Hole in one's head?
Nasal congestion locale
It may be blocked
It may be congested
Part of the head that may be congested

Definition

SINUS as a noun:

1. (fistula, sinus) = an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
2. any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
3. (venous sinus, sinus) = a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel