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The Clue
Pain in the neck (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CRICK
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Notes
The answer CRICK is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
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Muscle spasm
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Definition
CRICK as a noun:
1. (crick, kink, rick, wrick) = a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
2. (Crick, Francis Crick, Francis Henry Compton Crick) = English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)
CRICK as a verb:
1. twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck"