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Ongoing struggle, administering East Sussex town! (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

running battle

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'administering east sussex town' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'ongoing struggle' is the wordplay.
'ongoing' becomes 'running' (synonyms).
'struggle' becomes 'battle' (a struggle or ordeal might be called a battle).
'running'+'battle'='RUNNING BATTLE'

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(Other definitions for running battle that I've seen before include "drawn-out dispute" , "indecisive skirmish" , "Moving engagement" , "Fight carrying on continuously" , "Continuing skirmish" .)

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