Clicking noise! (not hard drive)

My 13" aluminium Macbook has recently started making clicking sounds. They happen in two situations - if I move the screen forwards and backwards, it will click once when I reverse direction (from the closing/forward direction to the opening/backward direction). Also, if I close the lid, flip the laptop over, and apply pressure on the lower-left corner (above the black strip where the screen connects, and below the battery latch) it will make a 'click' noise.
Does anyone else's MacBook click if they apply pressure to that spot, or when they move their screen? Is this something to be worried about?

Hmm...the screen clicking has now stopped. It seems to happen in cycles. Perhaps when it's hot, components expand, and this somehow causes the clicking noise?

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