A complete mess (4,9)
I believe the answer is:
dogs breakfast
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">a complete mess</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dogs breakfast that I've seen before include "Confused mess" , "Mess (food for Fido?)" , "A horrible mess" , "A job poorly executed" , "Untidy mess (to feed pet?)" .)