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It will help to know what exactly are your symptoms and since when. It is important to correlate the test results with your clinical symptoms.
Clonus is a repetitive rhythmic contraction of muscle when attempting to hold it in a stretched state. Ankle clonus as a test is a series of abnormal reflex movements of foot, induced by sudden dorsiflexion of foot.
It is a deep tendon reflex which signifies a central neurological problem like multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, spastic paraparesis and other diseases.
Hope this helps.