The clatter does prove disconcerting (6)
I believe the answer is:
rattle
'the clatter' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rattle that I've seen before include "led to Tweedledum and Tweedledees quarrel?" , "Infant's toy" , "Child's toy or kind of snake" , "making one upset" , "Child's toy; unsettle" .)