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Armed conflict at the fair after Waugh spoke up (7)

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warfare

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(Other definitions for warfare that I've seen before include "Scraps, too, by the look of it" , "Struggle" , "All-out fighting" , "action" , "Armed contest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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