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I believe the answer is:

spasms

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This might be a double definition.

'fits' is the first definition.
(spasm can mean a fit)

'starts' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

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Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for spasms that I've seen before include "Tics" , "Convulsions, fits" , "attacks" , "sudden bursts of activity" , "Cramps or contractions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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