A state of total disorder (8)
I believe the answer is:
shambles
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">a state of total disorder</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for shambles that I've seen before include "Butchery - chaos" , "utter chaos" , "Mediaeval street in York" , "confused situation" , "Chaotic state" .)