Old sock's problem (4)

I believe the answer is:

hole

(Other definitions for hole that I've seen before include "See 9" , "Gap; difficult situation" , "Nasty place" , "depression" , "Aperture; flaw in a plan" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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