Distraught, I fled the scene of battle (5)

I believe the answer is:

field

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'scene of battle' is the definition.
'field' can be an answer for 'scene' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'of battle' bit.

'distraught i fled' is the wordplay.
'distraught' indicates an anagram (an unsettled or upset order of the letters).
'i'+'fled'='ifled'
'ifled' anagrammed gives 'FIELD'.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for field that I've seen before include "Area of farmland" , "Area of grass" , "See 20" , "Crop land; catch (ball)" , "Branch of study" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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