Violent robber faced with affectionate type’s confusion (6-6)
I believe the answer is:
hugger-mugger
'affectionate type's confusion' is the definition.
'hugger mugger' can be an answer for 'confusion' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'affectionate type's' bit.
'violent robber faced with' is the wordplay.
'violent' becomes 'hugger' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'robber' becomes 'mugger' (synonyms).
'faced with' means one lot of letters go next to another (some letters act as the front or face of the word).
'hugger'+'mugger'='HUGGER-MUGGER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hugger-mugger that I've seen before include "In secret - disorderly ..." , "In utter disorder - in secret" , "(In) confusion" .)