Fuss follows despot giving away drug for every ruffian (9)
I believe the answer is:
desperado
'ruffian' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'fuss follows despot giving away drug for every' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'fuss' could be 'ado' ('ado' can be a synonym of 'fuss') and 'ado' is found in the answer.
'drug' could be 'e' (e is another name for ecstasy) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'every' could be 'per' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'per' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
(Other definitions for desperado that I've seen before include "Reckless criminal" , "Bold outlaw on the American frontier" , "Reckless person" , "reckless one" , "reckless type" .)