Free-for-alls
I believe the answer is:
melees
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">free-for-alls</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 melees that I've seen before include "breaches of the peace" , "Scrimmages, free-for-alls" , "Noisy and confused fights" , "Noisy disorganised fights" .)