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Expected pounds for fight (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

duel

'fight' is the definition.
(duel is a kind of fight)

'expected pounds' is the wordplay.
'expected' becomes 'due' (similar in meaning).
'pounds' becomes 'l' (L can represent the monetary pound).
'due'+'l'='DUEL'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for duel that I've seen before include "Affaire d'honneur" , "Two-person combat" , "Fight between two persons" , "Arranged fight" , "shoot-out?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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