The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ARMAGEDDON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ARMAGEDDON
- Old fellow supporting a jolly large-scale conflict
- A jolly old fellow’s battle against evil
- Old cove coming before academic for mighty battle
- Old fellow pursuing Member for Battle
- A dictator finally gone mad, end of world catastrophically?
- Mad dog near bombed battleground …
- Morgan dead, butchered in final battle
- Give gun to old Mafia boss for final conflict
- Give old teacher a gun for ultimate war
- Equip ancient teacher for final battle
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The straight part
We know that "a battle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a battle = armageddon.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ARMAGEDDON mean?
ARMAGEDDON noun- The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
- Any great and crucial conflict.