Dummy to aim it in conflict (9)
I believe the answer is:
imitation
'dummy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'to aim it in conflict' is the wordplay.
'conflict' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'conflicting' mean this (conflicting can mean confusing or unclear)).
'to'+'aim'+'it'+'in'='toaimitin'
'toaimitin' is an anagram of 'IMITATION'.
(Other definitions for imitation that I've seen before include "A copy of an authentic item" , "Act of copying" , "Mock -- ersatz" , "Ersatz, fake" , "take-off" .)