English city gloated over Europe (5)
I believe the answer is:
crewe
'english city' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'gloated over europe' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'over' could be 're' and 're' is found within the answer.
'europe' could be 'e' (abbreviation eg in E number) and 'e' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for crewe that I've seen before include "Ace wanderer lax (anag)" , "Famous railway town" , "Cheshire town long associated with railways" , "railway junction" , "Cheshire town of railway fame" .)