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Get fine and quarrel, say, for creating litter? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

farrow

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'litter?' is the definition.
(farrowing is a kind of littering)

'get fine and quarrel say for' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'fine' could be 'f' (abbreviation) and 'f' is found in the answer.
'quarrel' could be 'arrow' (I've seen this before) and 'arrow' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'creating' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for farrow that I've seen before include "pig production" , "A litter of young pigs" , "Produce piglets" , "Little piggies" , "Litter - very much on bank?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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