Pugnacious (9)
I believe the answer is:
bellicose
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pugnacious</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bellicose that I've seen before include "Jingoistic" , "Warlike" , "Aggressive and willing to fight" , "Aggressive and ready to fight" , "Combative" .)