European leader approved extract (6)
I believe the answer is:
elicit
'extract' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'european leader approved' is the wordplay.
'leader' suggests taking the first letters.
'approved' becomes 'licit'.
The initial letter of 'european' is 'e'.
'e'+'licit'='ELICIT'
(Other definitions for elicit that I've seen before include "Draw out from, meaning or response" , "Worm out" , "Draw out from, say meaning" , "Evoke (a response)" , "Take or draw from" .)