Take pictures of Beau from houseboat (5)
I believe the answer is:
shoot
'take pictures' is the definition.
('shoot' can be a synonym of 'take pictures')
'of beau from houseboat' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'shot' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shoot that I've seen before include "Hit with a missile or take a picture" , "Use a gun; film" , "Make a film" , "modelling session" , "Fire at the new branch?" .)