Star gets attorney some land (5)
I believe the answer is:
sudan
'some land' is the definition.
(Sudan is an example)
'star gets attorney' is the wordplay.
'star' becomes 'sun' (the Sun is a star).
'gets' indicates putting letters inside (gets can mean captures or absorbs).
'attorney' becomes 'DA' (district attorney).
'sun' going around 'da' is 'SUDAN'.
(Other definitions for sudan that I've seen before include "Us and the African state" , "Country in NC Africa, capital Khartoum" , "Country south of Egypt" , "NE African country, capital Khartoum" , "Country bordering the Red Sea" .)