Can south-eastern officer have control of Hollywood? (10)
I believe the answer is:
tinseltown
'hollywood?' is the definition.
(I know that Hollywood can be written as Tinseltown)
'can south-eastern officer have control of' is the wordplay.
'can' becomes 'tin' (both are metal containers).
'south eastern' becomes 'se'.
'officer' becomes 'lt' (abbreviation for lieutenant).
'have control of' becomes 'own' (I've seen this in another clue).
'tin'+'se'+'lt'+'own'='TINSELTOWN'
(Other definitions for tinseltown that I've seen before include "Name for Hollywood" , "movie industry" , "part of LA" .)