Conflict in Austin's centre, widespread (6)
I believe the answer is:
strife
'conflict' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'austin's centre widespread' is the wordplay.
'centre' indicates the central letters.
'widespread' becomes 'rife' (I've seen this before).
The central letters of 'austin' are 'st'.
'st'+'rife'='STRIFE'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for strife that I've seen before include "Heated discord" , "Struggle" , "Discord and friction" , "Contention or contest" , "Conflict, dispute" .)