Sort of morals met in a whirl (9)
I believe the answer is:
maelstrom
'a whirl' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'sort of morals met' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'morals'+'met'='moralsmet'
'moralsmet' anagrammed gives 'MAELSTROM'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for maelstrom that I've seen before include "Powerful whirlpool" , "Eddy" , "fearsome current" , "Confused situation" , "confused state of affairs" .)