The state of being out of control? (12)
I believe the answer is:
independence
'control?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'the state of being' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'state' could be 'dependence' (dependence is a kind of state) and 'dependence' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'in' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'out of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for independence that I've seen before include "Autonomy" , "Freedom from another's authority" , "State of relying only on oneself" , "Self-reliance" , "Freedom from outside control" .)