Out of control following advertising split (6)
I believe the answer is:
adrift
'out of control' is the definition.
'adrift' can be an answer for 'out' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'of control' bit.
'following advertising split' is the wordplay.
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'advertising' becomes 'ad' (synonyms).
'split' becomes 'rift' (I've seen this before).
'ad' put next to 'rift' is 'ADRIFT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adrift that I've seen before include "Afloat without steerage" , "Unanchored at sea" , "Unanchored - lost" , "getting nowhere?" , "Off course" .)