Standard score is capital (5)
I believe the answer is:
paris
'capital' is the definition.
(capital of France)
'standard score is' is the wordplay.
'standard score' becomes 'par' (I've seen this before).
'par'+'is'='PARIS'
(Other definitions for paris that I've seen before include "foreign city" , "Abductor of Helen" , "'''I love ... in the springtime'' (Cole Porter) (5)'" , "European capital - Greek hero" , "French capital - Trojan prince" .)