Like hell cats in a melee (7)

I believe the answer is:

satanic

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'like hell cats in a melee' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'cats in a melee' is the wordplay.
'melee' indicates an anagram.
'cats'+'in'+'a'='catsina'
'catsina' with letters rearranged gives 'SATANIC'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for satanic that I've seen before include "Like the Devil" , "Devilish, like Blake's mills" , "Relating to the devil" , "Diabolical" , "Devil-like" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Sun.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.