Conscious of a battle to a point (5)
I believe the answer is:
aware
'conscious of' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a battle to a point' is the wordplay.
'battle' becomes 'war' (I've seen this before).
'to a point' becomes 'e' (compass point).
'a'+'war'+'e'='AWARE'
(Other definitions for aware that I've seen before include "Conscious or having knowledge of" , "Acquainted with or mindful of" , "Bearing in mind" , "Acquainted with or conscious of" , "Having knowledge (of fact)" .)