Fight for a place (6)

I believe the answer is:

battle

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'fight' is the definition.
(I know that fight can be written as battle)

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(Other definitions for battle that I've seen before include "Wartime set piece" , "'The race is not to the swift, nor the ... to the strong'" , "Sussex town" , "Skirmish" , "Combat, conflict" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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