Spirited match (4)
I believe the answer is:
game
This clue is a double definition.
'spirited' is the first definition.
(I know that spirited can be written as game)
'match' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for game that I've seen before include "Play, competition and hunted animals" , "Scrabble or Monopoly, say" , "See 3" , "Food from wild animals" , "have a flutter" .)