Disturbed vets ran into pubs (7)
I believe the answer is:
taverns
'pubs' is the definition.
(a tavern is an inn or pub)
'disturbed vets ran' is the wordplay.
'disturbed' indicates anagramming the letters (the order of letters is disturbed).
'vets'+'ran'='vetsran'
'vetsran' is an anagram of 'TAVERNS'.
'into' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for taverns that I've seen before include "Old pubs" , "Hostelries" , "Inns, pubs" .)