European may condescend, say (4)
I believe the answer is:
dane
'european' is the definition.
(someone from Denmark)
'condescend say' is the wordplay.
'condescend' becomes 'deign' (synonyms).
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'deign' sounds like 'DANE'.
'may' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for dane that I've seen before include "Scandinavian" , "Hamlet, say" , "Hamlet -- as described by 12 [GLOOMY]" , "Eg, Hamlet" , "EU citizen" .)