Inuit leader fought with a climber (5)
I believe the answer is:
ivied
'inuit leader fought with a climber' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'inuit leader fought' is the wordplay.
'leader' suggests taking the first letters.
'fought' becomes 'vied' (I've seen this in another clue).
The first letter of 'inuit' is 'i'.
'i'+'vied'='IVIED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ivied that I've seen before include "Overgrown with creeper" , "Being climbed all over, naturally" , "a climber going up the wall" , "climber on outside of building" , "Covered in Hedera helix" .)