The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PARIS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result PARIS
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- Husband leaving local church area for capital city
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- Father joins retired teacher in European capital
- Legendary prince’s abilities, missing the crossbar
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The straight part
We know that "European capital" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case european capital = paris.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.