Rommel sat out this turmoil (9)
I believe the answer is:
maelstrom
'turmoil' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'rommel sat out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'rommel'+'sat'='rommelsat'
'rommelsat' is an anagram of 'MAELSTROM'.
'this' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for maelstrom that I've seen before include "Whirlpool, turmoil" , "great confusion" , "disorder" , "confused state of affairs" , "Powerful whirlpool" .)