Public commotion (5)
I believe the answer is:
scene
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">public commotion</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scene that I've seen before include "Place of an event - of the crime?" , "bit of an act" , "Division of a play" , "Locality; embarrassing emotional display" , "Section of a stage work" .)