Criminal blamed for pandemonium (6)
I believe the answer is:
bedlam
'pandemonium' is the definition.
('bedlam' can be a synonym of 'pandemonium')
'criminal blamed' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'blamed' with letters rearranged gives 'BEDLAM'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for bedlam that I've seen before include "Noisy confused state" , "Blamed for noisy uproar" , "Place of uproar and confusion" , "State of extreme confusion and disorder" , "Blames for uproar" .)