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tussle

1 noun
     
tus‧sle1 [countable]
1 a fight using a lot of energy, in which two people get hold of each other and struggle:
After quite a tussle, I finally wrenched the letter from him.
2 a struggle or argument in which people try to beat each other to get something:
his defeat in the leadership tussle
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