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Organise a fight in a car (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

runabout

'a car' is the definition.
(runabout is a kind of car)

'organise a fight' is the wordplay.
'organise' becomes 'run' (I've seen this before**).
'fight' becomes 'bout' ('bout' can be a synonym of 'fight').
'run'+'a'+'bout'='RUNABOUT'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for runabout that I've seen before include "Vehicle for short trips" , "Small car used for short journeys" , "Small car for short trips" , "Small light vehicle" , "small aircraft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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