What does the cryptic crossword clue "In fight notice something piercing? (7)" mean?

The definition is "something piercing". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). AD (synonym="short for” advertisement”, a promotional notice") in BRAWL (synonym="a fight/a scrap") = BRADAWL The answer is BRADAWL.

In fight notice something piercing? (7)

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