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Fought for love and a kiss in bed (5)

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I believe the answer is:

boxed

'fought' is the definition.
(boxing is a kind of fighting)

'love and a kiss in bed' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero').
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a kiss' becomes 'x'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'o'+'x'='ox'
'ox' placed inside 'bed' is 'BOXED'.

'for' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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