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Redoubt reports of having exchanged blows (6)

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fought

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(Other definitions for fought that I've seen before include "Did battle" , "Opposed, struggled" , "Quarrelled" , "Battled" , "Through the courts opposed" .)

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