European getting flipper to spin at last (4)
I believe the answer is:
finn
'european' is the definition.
(Finn is an example)
'flipper to spin at last' is the wordplay.
'flipper' becomes 'fin' ('fin' can be a synonym of 'flipper').
'at last' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'spin' is 'n'.
'fin'+'n'='FINN'
'getting' is the link.
(Other definitions for finn that I've seen before include "Sibelius, perhaps" , "Someone from Turku" , "hero of American fiction" , "Nordic" , "Man from Helsinki" .)