Battled (6)
I believe the answer is:
fought
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">battled</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for fought that I've seen before include "Quarrelled" , "Through the courts opposed" , "Battled" , "Opposed, struggled" , "Scrapped" .)