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Dad in street quarrel (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spat

'quarrel' is the definition.
(spat is a kind of quarrel)

'dad in street' is the wordplay.
'dad' becomes 'pa' ('pa' can be a synonym of 'dad').
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'street' becomes 'st'.
'pa' put inside 'st' is 'SPAT'.

(Other definitions for spat that I've seen before include "Minor argument" , "Small altercations between Pats" , "Trivial quarrel" , "Expelled" , "A small tiff or quarrel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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