European tears up summit (5)
I believe the answer is:
spire
'summit' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spire that I've seen before include "Church steeple" , "Tall pointed structure as on church or in O'Connell St." , "one over the church?" , "Feature of many churches" , "Piers (anag.)" .)