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Claim there’s strife (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

contention

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This could be a double definition.

'claim' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'strife' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'there's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for contention that I've seen before include "Judgment" , "heated argument" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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