Shambles of a club recalled brawl (8)
I believe the answer is:
abattoir
'shambles' is the definition.
(shambles could historically mean a slaughterhouse)
'a club recalled brawl' is the wordplay.
'club' becomes 'bat' (as in sporting equipment).
'recalled' says the letters should be written backwards (to recall can mean to bring something back).
'brawl' becomes 'riot' (I've seen this in another clue).
'riot' in reverse letter order is 'toir'.
'a'+'bat'+'toir'='ABATTOIR'
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for abattoir that I've seen before include "Damage (metal) by chemical action" , "shambles once" , "A slaughter house for cattle" , "scene of slaughter" , "place providing neat dispatches?" .)