Ambled off in the confusion (6)
I believe the answer is:
bedlam
'the confusion' is the definition.
(bedlam is a kind of confusion)
'ambled off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'ambled' with letters rearranged gives 'BEDLAM'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for bedlam that I've seen before include "Blamed for confused uproar" , "Blamed for deafening noise" , "Blamed for noisy uproar" , "Blamed for 9 across? (8)" , "Complete chaos" .)