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Quarrelled and bolted with trumpets (6,5)

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I believe the answer is:

locked horns

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'quarrelled' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'bolted with trumpets' is the wordplay.
'bolted' becomes 'locked' (synonyms).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'trumpets' becomes 'horns' ('horn' can be a synonym of 'trumpet').
'locked'+'horns'='LOCKED HORNS'

'and' is the link.

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(Another definition for locked horns that I've seen is " Engaged in combat".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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