Utter chaos! (5)
'utter chaos' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for bedlam that I've seen before include "Place of uproar or madness" , "Ambled (anag)" , "Blamed for noisy uproar" , "Place of uproar and confusion" , "State of extreme confusion and disorder" .)
This clue might be a double definition.
'utter' is the first definition.
(stating is a kind of uttering)
'chaos' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for state that I've seen before include "A test (anag.)" , "Declare - political unit" , "Assert; nation" , "Express; pomp" , "Part of America" .)