Hoo-ha following American society (4)
I believe the answer is:
fuss
'hoo-ha' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'following american society' is the wordplay.
'following' becomes 'f.' (used when citing page numbers etc).
'american' becomes 'us' (abbreviation for United States).
'society' becomes 's' (common abbreviation in names of organisations).
'f'+'us'+'s'='FUSS'
(Other definitions for fuss that I've seen before include "Palaver" , "trouble" , "Unnecessary or excessive worry" , "To-do" , "Bustle; commotion" .)