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Cheers to follow check about goal in violent dispute (8)

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vendetta

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'violent dispute' is the definition.
'vendetta' can be an answer for 'dispute' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'violent' bit.

'cheers to follow check about goal' is the wordplay.
'cheers' becomes 'ta' (both can informally mean thank you).
'to follow' means one lot of letters go next to another (some letters go after or follow others).
'check' becomes 'vet' (to vet someone is to check their background).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'goal' becomes 'end' (both can mean a purpose).
'vet' enclosing 'end' is 'vendet'.
'ta' after 'vendet' is 'VENDETTA'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for vendetta that I've seen before include "Violent quarrel" , "rivalry" , "Long bitter row" , "intense feud" , "Blood-feud between families" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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