Rough house in gaol, out of control (8)
I believe the answer is:
hooligan
'rough' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'house in gaol out of control' is the wordplay.
'house' becomes 'ho' (abbreviation for house).
'out of control' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'gaol'='ingaol'
'ingaol' is an anagram of 'oligan'.
'ho'+'oligan'='HOOLIGAN'
(Other definitions for hooligan that I've seen before include "Ruffian, yob" , "Violent lout" , "Young rough" , "Yobbo" , "Rowdy yob" .)