Cryptic crossword clue
Southern European leaving station returning for trophy 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCALP

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The straight part
We know that "trophy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case trophy = scalp.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
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What does SCALP mean?

SCALP noun
  1. The top of the head; the skull.
  2. The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.
  3. A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, formerly cut or torn off from an enemy by warriors in some cultures as a token of victory.
  4. The skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached.
  5. A victory, especially at the expense of someone else.
  6. A bed or stratum of shellfish.
  7. The top; the summit.
SCALP verb
  1. To remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident.
  2. To resell, especially tickets, usually for an inflated price, often illegally.
  3. On an open outcry exchange trading floor, to buy and sell rapidly for one's own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less).
  4. To screen or sieve ore before further processing.
  5. To remove the skin of.
  6. To remove the grass from.
  7. To destroy the political influence of.
  8. (milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from (wheat grains, etc.) in the process of high milling.

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