Silly sod going wild, enthralled by officer's shipping news (6,4)
I believe the answer is:
lloyds list
'shipping news' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'silly sod going wild enthralled by officer's' is the wordplay.
'going wild' is an anagram indicator.
'enthralled by' is an insertion indicator ('enthral' can mean 'capture').
'officer' becomes 'lt' (abbreviation for lieutenant).
'silly'+'sod'='sillysod'
'sillysod' is an anagram of 'loydslis'.
'loydslis' put within 'lt' is 'LLOYDS LIST'.
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