Fight to get out of a scrape (5)

I believe the answer is:

scrap

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

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for scrap that I've seen before include "Fragment or slangy fight" , "Small fight about a smal fragment" , "A little bit of a fight" , "Discarded metal or slang fight" , "Argy-bargy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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