Organised sound puts total back in charge (5)
I believe the answer is:
music
'organised sound' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'total back in charge' is the wordplay.
'total' becomes 'sum' (synonyms).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'in charge' becomes 'ic' (abbreviation for 'in charge').
'sum' in reverse letter order is 'mus'.
'mus'+'ic'='MUSIC'
'puts' is the link.
(Other definitions for music that I've seen before include "Melodious sounds" , "(Pleasant) sequence of sounds" , "A score represents it" , "Sounds produced by musical instruments" , "being confined by bars?" .)