A difficult one to crack? (7)

I believe the answer is:

toughie

(Other definitions for toughie that I've seen before include "It may prove impossible" , "Yob" , "poser" , "A difficult test" , "Difficult problem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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