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Spat, extremely prevalent conflict (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strife

'conflict' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'spat extremely prevalent' is the wordplay.
'extremely' suggests removing the centre.
'prevalent' becomes 'rife' ('rife' can be a synonym of 'prevalent').
'spat' with its centre taken out is 'st'.
'st'+'rife'='STRIFE'

(Other definitions for strife that I've seen before include "Refits (anag)" , "Conflict, quarrelling" , "Conflict, dissension" , "Trouble and discord" , "Discord and friction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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