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Inexperienced climber fighting (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

war

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This might be a double definition.

'inexperienced climber' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'fighting' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for war that I've seen before include "series of engagements" , "State of armed struggle" , "State of armed conflict" , "Open hostility" , "Strife" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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