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Fight a lot to get some rubbish (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scrapheap

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'some rubbish' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'fight a lot' is the wordplay.
'fight' becomes 'scrap' (a scrap is a minor fight).
'a lot' becomes 'heap' ('heap' can be a synonym of 'lot').
'scrap'+'heap'='SCRAPHEAP'

'to get' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for scrapheap that I've seen before include "Waste pile" , "Pile of discarded metal" , "Where unwanted items end up" , "Pile of discarded items" , "Junk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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