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In charge of trophies, after initially having minor problems (7)

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I believe the answer is:

hiccups

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'minor problems' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both states of affairs as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'in charge of trophies after initially having' is the wordplay.
'in charge of' becomes 'ic'.
'trophies' becomes 'cups' (cup is a kind of trophy).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'having' is 'h'.
'ic'+'cups'='iccups'
'iccups' after 'h' is 'HICCUPS'.

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(Other definitions for hiccups that I've seen before include "Minor hitches" , "spasmodic attacks" , "Minor setbacks" , "Involuntary contractions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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