duel
noun
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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The fact they are duelling in Georgia further raises the stakes.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 3, 2018