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Fight with spades and manure (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scrap

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'fight' is the definition.
(a scrap is a minor fight)

'spades and manure' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'spades' could be 's' (abbreviation in card games) and 's' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'crap' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for scrap that I've seen before include "argument" , "Fight - morsel" , "Small (leftover) piece" , "Fragment or slangy fight" , "Informal fight for waste material" .)

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