The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 5 letter word WAR CHEST
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More clues leading to the result WAR CHEST
- Roguish card player's collected funds for campaign
- Ready for battle
- Shrewd point about funds collected for political campaign
- Direction to confiscate chief’s fighting fund
- Chief in one way demonstrating Churchill’s reserve?
- Wide bridges needing time and funds
- Charts we reconstructed making case for military spending?
- US and allies introducing smart arms funded by this?
- Cunning seen in Nato allies ready for fighting?
- Funds set aside for wife most cunning
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The straight part
We know that "Means to fight" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case means to fight = war chest.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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