Violent confusion (6)
I believe the answer is:
mayhem
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">violent confusion</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 mayhem that I've seen before include "Total chaos" , "Chaos, confusion, destruction" , "Extreme disorder" , "Violent damage, chaos" , "Havoc, violent disturbance" .)