Primarily shunning hijabs, Iranian ladies overthrow hierarchy in historic battle (6)

Q: What does the cryptic crossword clue "Primarily shunning hijabs, Iranian ladies overthrow hierarchy in historic battle (6)" mean?

The definition is "battle". The wordplay uses acrostic. first letters of "shunning hijabs, Iranian ladies overthrow hierarchy" = SHILOH; definition: "battle" The answer is SHILOH.

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