Pimple lookalikes

I believe the answer is:

styes

(Other definitions for styes that I've seen before include "Eyesores" , "gatherings" , "Eyelid swellings" , "They make it difficult to see" , "Eye infections" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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