Cryptic crossword clue
Battle in progress, no messing up! 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MONS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Battle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case battle = mons.
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What does MONS mean?

MONS noun
  1. One of the fleshy areas at the base of the fingers; a mount.
  2. The pubic mound or mons pubis. In human anatomy or in mammals in general, the mons pubis (Latin for "pubic mound"), also known as the mons veneris (Latin, mound of Venus) or simply the mons, is the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone of adult females, anterior to the pubic symphysis. The mons pubis forms the anterior portion of the vulva.
  3. A mountain or extinct volcano on a planet or a moon.

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