What's the most likely answer to Fights for discarded bits of food crossword clue?

The most likely answer is SCRAPS .

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Fights for discarded bits of food Crossword Clue Answer

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCRAPS

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The straight part

We know that "Fights/discarded bits of food" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fights/discarded bits of food = scraps.

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What does SCRAPS mean?

SCRAPS noun

A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
(usually in the plural) Leftover food.
The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
(in the plural) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Norte gang.
A snare for catching birds.

SCRAPS verb

To discard.
(of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.
To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
To dispose of at a scrapyard.
To make into scrap.