The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SET-TO
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More clues leading to the result SET-TO
- With river gone, river mammals back in conflict
- Argument over by badger’s den
- Aquatic mammals rolling over, run out and fight
- Start an argument
- Where one finds badger and duck in fight
- Fight in ring, having agreed time earlier
- Barney and Betty getting wings clipped — very restricting
- Ostentation regularly creates conflict
- Test muddled old argument
- Fight in nocturnal creature’s home over nothing
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The straight part
We know that "conflict" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case conflict = set-to.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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What does SET-TO mean?
SET-TO noun- A fight.