It has its ups and downs (5)

I believe the answer is:

graph

(Other definitions for graph that I've seen before include "Drawing showing relationship between quantities" , "Visual representation" , "Plotted diagram" , "Diagram showing the relation between variables" , "Symbolic diagram" .)

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

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