If a detective character struggles to outwit a clever jewel thief what kind of conflict is occurring

If a detective character struggles to outwit a clever jewel thief, the kind of conflict that is occurring is a man to man conflict. A man to man conflict is a conflict or struggle between two characters. In this example, the detective is having conflict with the thief which is another character of the story. Therefore, this situation creates a man versus man conflict.

external conflict; the protagonist vs. another character

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