8 down
Prevent
hot
fighting
in
midst
of
battle
(6)
Prevent hot fighting in midst of battle (6)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
So Prevent is what we're after — to stop something. You take H from the start of "hot", then WAR for "fighting", and tuck them into TT, which is the "midst of battle" (the two middle letters). That spells out the answer nicely.