Motley assortment of things (7)
I believe the answer is:
farrago
'motley assortment of things' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for farrago that I've seen before include "mess!" , "Disordered mixture" , "Jumbled mixture" , "Confused mass" , "Confused medley" .)