Crossword Genius

Foolishly lets us fight (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tussle

'fight' is the definition.
(I know that tussle is a type of fight)

'foolishly lets us' is the wordplay.
'foolishly' indicates an anagram.
'lets'+'us'='letsus'
'letsus' is an anagram of 'TUSSLE'.

(Other definitions for tussle that I've seen before include "Struggle or wrestling match" , "'Scuffle, rough-and-tumble (6)'" , "Go at it" , "Skirmish" , "Lets us (anag) - fight" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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