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"troubles" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often difficulties (12 letters).
Definitions
Problems, difficulties, or worries.
Used in a sentence
“Under McGlinchey's leadership, the INLA committed several atrocities and murders during the Troubles, resulting in the Co Derry native's imprisonment both north and south of the border.”
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01“Problems”8 letters
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