Disturbance gets caught, thanks to cheese (7)
I believe the answer is:
ricotta
'cheese' is the definition.
(I know that Ricotta is a cheese)
'disturbance gets caught thanks' is the wordplay.
'disturbance' becomes 'riot' (I've seen this before).
'gets' indicates putting letters inside (gets can mean captures or absorbs).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'thanks' becomes 'ta' (UK informal version of 'thank you').
'riot' going around 'c' is 'ricot'.
'ricot'+'ta'='RICOTTA'
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for ricotta that I've seen before include "Italian curd cheese" , "Read the riot act about the cheese" , "may be served with biscuits" , "One soft cheese" , "cheese, Italian style" .)