Confusion produced by Moslem art creation (9)
I believe the answer is:
maelstrom
'confusion' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'by moslem art creation' is the wordplay.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'creation' indicates anagramming the letters.
'moslem' put after 'art' is 'artmoslem'.
'artmoslem' is an anagram of 'MAELSTROM'.
'produced' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for maelstrom that I've seen before include "Strong circular current of water" , "Powerful circular current of water" , "Powerful whirlpool" , "extreme turbulence" , "danger to shipping" .)