Confusion getting woman on edge (6)
I believe the answer is:
mayhem
'confusion' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Violent confusion' mean 'mayhem' so perhaps 'confusion' could also mean 'mayhem')
'woman on edge' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'may' (**).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'edge' becomes 'hem' (I've seen this before).
'may'+'hem'='MAYHEM'
'getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for mayhem that I've seen before include "Havoc - chaos" , "Violent damage, chaos" , "Extreme disorder" , "wild state" , "Total havoc" .)