Confused husband always takes Telegraph (7)
I believe the answer is:
haywire
'confused' is the definition.
'husband always takes telegraph' is the wordplay.
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'always' becomes 'ay'.
'takes' says to put letters next to each other.
'telegraph' becomes 'wire' (synonyms).
'h'+'ay'+'wire'='HAYWIRE'
(Other definitions for haywire that I've seen before include "Out of order -- erratic" , "Erratic (colloq.)" , "All over the shop" , "Erratic, out of control" , "nuts" .)