Cryptic crossword clue
Daughters displacing sons in round-campfire activity perhaps causing argument 4-4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DING-DONG

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The straight part
We know that "argument" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case argument = ding-dong.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DING-DONG mean?

DING-DONG noun
  1. An idiot.
  2. A penis.
DING-DONG noun
  1. A woman's breast.
  2. A fight, an argument; a set-to.
  3. An idiot.
  4. An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are struck upon bells of different tones.
DING-DONG verb
  1. To ring with two tones, like a bell swinging back and forth.
DING-DONG adjective
  1. Closely fought.

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