Rigmarole (7)
I believe the answer is:
palaver
'rigmarole' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for palaver that I've seen before include "Confused and empty talk" , "Powwow - a lot of fuss" , "Kind of discussion or idle chatter" , "idle conversation" , "Commotion" .)