Macbook makes odd noise

Hi all,
my macbook is like around three months old. But recently I keep on hearing a clicking sound every now and then. It's very odd. It is definitely coming from inside the machine and it is intermittent.
Does any one know what this could be?
Thank you.
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This is most likely the hard disk, and, if that is the case, it is bad news. Although this is rare in a new machine but after all, it is electronics. Suggest run disk utility and click verify disk. Or better still run the hardware test for your machine. Post back here and perhaps someone might have a better suggestion.

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