Fight a needless fight, metaphorically (4,2,9)
I believe the answer is:
tilt at windmills
(Other definitions for tilt at windmills that I've seen before include "Fight an imaginary enemy (as Don Quixote did)" , "Attack imaginary enemies or evils" , "Act quixotically" .)
I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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