Clue: Put down sandwich container and brewed tea (9)
Answer: SUBJUGATE
Explanation: Definition: Put down
 SUB(short for the North American "submarine sandwich"/one made of a long roll with filling) + JUG(a cylindrical container with a handle and a lip) **plus**(and) **anagram of**(brewed) TEA.
Defn: …/to dominate or control.