Struggled (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">struggled</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('fight' can be a synonym of 'struggle')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for fought that I've seen before include "Did battle" , "Quarrelled" , "Scrapped" , "Exchanged blows" , "Opposed, struggled" .)