For commotion go by air around ancient city, right? (6)
I believe the answer is:
flurry
'for commotion' is the definition.
(flurry is a kind of commotion)
'go by air around ancient city right?' is the wordplay.
'go by air' becomes 'fly' (I've seen this in another clue).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'ancient city' becomes 'ur' (ancient Sumerian city state).
'right?' becomes 'R' (common abbreviation).
'ur'+'r'='urr'
'fly' placed around 'urr' is 'FLURRY'.
(Other definitions for flurry that I've seen before include "Slight fall of snow" , "Light snowfall" , "Light fall of snow" , "Swirl of snow" , "Light rush of snow, for example" .)