Usually means: Difficult problem or person solving.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (hard nut to crack)

noun:  (idiomatic) A problem that is challenging to solve.
noun:  (idiomatic, by extension) A situation, person, group, etc. which is difficult to overcome or deal with.
noun:  (idiomatic) A place, opportunity, etc. to which it is difficult to gain entry.
noun:  (idiomatic) An amount that is difficult to finance.
noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, nut, crack.

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