Twisted, defrocked parson fuelling uproar (7)
I believe the answer is:
helical
'twisted' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for helical that I've seen before include "Like a spiral or spring" , "Spiral-shaped" , "Curled like corkscrew" , "Like the pattern on a snail's shell" , "In the form of a spiral" .)