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Quarrel about a scarf (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fracas

'quarrel' is the definition.
(fracas is a kind of quarrel)

'about a scarf' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'scarf'='ascarf'
'ascarf' anagrammed gives 'FRACAS'.

(Other definitions for fracas that I've seen before include "A scarf (anag)" , "Uproar - brawl" , "Trouble" , "Brawl, disturbance" , "Noisy altercation" .)

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