Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy works truncated conflict (7,3)
I believe the answer is:
crimean war
'conflict' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for crimean war that I've seen before include "conflict with Russia" , "Conflict in 1853-56" , "1850s conflict" , "Hostilities" .)