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Bound to fight? (2,3,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on the warpath

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'bound' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'fight?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'fight?' could be 'war' (warring is a kind of fighting) and 'war' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for on the warpath that I've seen before include "In an angrily aggressive state" , "In a belligerent mood" , "angry" , "In a mood for battle" , "Having a hostile attitude" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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