State capital, but no-go area not entirely cleaned up (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
baton rouge
'state capital' is the definition.
(state capital of Louisiana)
'no-go area not entirely cleaned up' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'no' could be 'o' (O resembles 0) and 'o' is found within the answer.
'area' could be 'a' (maths abbreviation) and 'a' is found in the answer.
'not' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'but' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for baton rouge that I've seen before include "Capital of Louisiana" , "Here you'll see some Americans" , "somewhere in LA" , "state capital" .)