Crossword Genius

Throw a wobbly, fighting with real weapons (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hot war

'fighting with real weapons' is the definition.
(as opposed to a 'cold war')

'throw a wobbly' is the wordplay.
'wobbly' is an anagram indicator.
'throw'+'a'='throwa'
'throwa' anagrammed gives 'HOT WAR'.

(Another definition for hot war that I've seen is " Fighting".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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