Cryptic crossword clue
Friendly football game? There’s a fight after knock on the head 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word KICKABOUT

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The straight part
We know that "Friendly football game?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case friendly football game? = kickabout.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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