Expected student to make a fight (4)
I believe the answer is:
duel
'a fight' is the definition.
(duel is a kind of fight)
'expected student' is the wordplay.
'expected' becomes 'due' (I've seen this before).
'student' becomes 'l' (as in L-plates for learner drivers**).
'due'+'l'='DUEL'
'to make' is the link.
(Other definitions for duel that I've seen before include "One got satisfaction from this" , "Contest between two with deadly weapons" , "Contest to settle point of honour" , "Affaire d'honneur" , "Single combat" .)