Feature of a piercing (4)

I believe the answer is:

hole

(Other definitions for hole that I've seen before include "Aperture; flaw in a plan" , "Gap; difficult situation" , "Well" , "mess" , "Empty space; aperture" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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