Consequences following male with battered hat (9)
I believe the answer is:
aftermath
'consequences' is the definition.
(the aftermath of something is its consequences)
'following male with battered hat' is the wordplay.
'following' becomes 'after' (following can mean after or as a result of).
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'battered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hat' anagrammed gives 'ath'.
'after'+'m'+'ath'='AFTERMATH'
(Other definitions for aftermath that I've seen before include "Consequential circumstances" , "Frame that in following events" , "Outcome of being at the farm" , "Consequences of an unpleasant event" , "Subsequent circumstances" .)