Scene of uproar (8)

I believe the answer is:

madhouse

(Other definitions for madhouse that I've seen before include "badly run establishment?" , "State of uproar and total confusion" , "state of chaos" , "pandemonium?" , "asylum" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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