Period of conflict turned raw on occasion (7)

I believe the answer is:

wartime

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'period of conflict' is the definition.
'wartime' can be an answer for 'period' (wartime is a kind of period). I am not certain of the 'of conflict' bit.

'turned raw on occasion' is the wordplay.
'turned' is an anagram indicator.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'occasion' becomes 'time' (I've seen this in another clue).
'raw' anagrammed gives 'war'.
'war'+'time'='WARTIME'

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(Another definition for wartime that I've seen is " Eg, nineteen thirty nine to nineteen fourty five".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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