Prolonged and bitter dispute (4)

I believe the answer is:

feud

(Other definitions for feud that I've seen before include "Long-running quarrel" , "Piece of land once" , "quarrel without end" , "Vendetta" , "Bitter quarrel between two parties" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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