A station hand to awaken to a fight (10)

I believe the answer is:

rouseabout

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'a station hand' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'awaken to a fight' is the wordplay.
'awaken' becomes 'rouse' (I've seen this before).
'fight' becomes 'bout' (as in a bout in boxing).
'rouse'+'a'+'bout'='ROUSEABOUT'

'to' is the link.

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