That is among the various words meaning “hooligans” (7)
I believe the answer is:
rowdies
'hooligans' is the definition.
('rowdy' can be a synonym of 'hooligan')
'that is among the various words' is the wordplay.
'that is' becomes 'ie' ('i.e.' can be a synonym of 'that is').
'among' is an insertion indicator.
'the various' indicates anagramming the letters.
'words' with letters rearranged gives 'rowds'.
'ie' inserted inside 'rowds' is 'ROWDIES'.
'meaning' is the link.
(Other definitions for rowdies that I've seen before include "hooligans making it remain" , "Noisy and disorderly people" .)