Blockade set up during street fighting (9)

I believe the answer is:

barricade

(Other definitions for barricade that I've seen before include "Defend" , "Improvised obstruction" , "Fortification, barrier" , "Erected defence" , "Improvised fence" .)

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

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