Pretends to fight, perhaps Crossword Clue

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Pretends to fight, perhaps Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

PERHAPS (adverb)
1. by chance
FIGHT (verb)
1. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
2. make a strenuous or labored effort
FIGHT (noun)
1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
2. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

Hint 2: Anagram

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