Desperate hunters battle to reverse fortunes (4,3,6)

I believe the answer is:

turn the tables

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'reverse fortunes' is the definition.
'turn the tables' can be an answer for 'reverse' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'fortunes' bit.

'desperate hunters battle' is the wordplay.
'desperate' is an anagram indicator (a desperate or pathetic spelling).
'hunters'+'battle'='huntersbattle'
'huntersbattle' anagrammed gives 'TURN THE TABLES'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for turn the tables that I've seen before include "spiritualists used to?" , "Achieve complete reversal" , "Reverse fortune" , "Cause a complete reversal of circumstances" , "Reverse the positions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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