A special pleasure some of the troops scoff at? (5)
I believe the answer is:
treat
'a special pleasure' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'some of the troops scoff at?' is the wordplay.
'some of' suggests taking the first letters (I've seen 'some' mean this).
'troops scoff' becomes 're' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The first letter of 'the' is 't'.
't'+'re'+'at'='TREAT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for treat that I've seen before include "Negotiate to reach an agreement" , "Care for medically" , "Engage in negotiations" , "pay for another" , "Celebration" .)