Second father in European country (5)
I believe the answer is:
spain
'european country' is the definition.
(country in Europe)
'second father in' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
's'+'pa'+'in'='SPAIN'
(Other definitions for spain that I've seen before include "holiday country" , "Iberian 4" , "ditto" , "Country bordering Andorra" , "Take pains to go there" .)