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Fight with energy in awkward situation (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scrape

'awkward situation' is the definition.
(a difficult or embarrassing situation)

'fight with energy' is the wordplay.
'fight' becomes 'scrap' (a scrap is a minor fight).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mc2).
'scrap'+'e'='SCRAPE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for scrape that I've seen before include "Thinly applied butter - or jam!" , "Scratch; just make (living)" , "fine kettle of fish" , "What violinist does" , "Informally, an awkward situation due to rashness" .)

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