Triumphs in small Australian state over right-wingers (9)
I believe the answer is:
victories
'triumphs in small australian' is the definition.
'victories' can be an answer for 'triumphs' ('victory' can be a synonym of 'triumph'). I'm not certain of the 'in small australian' bit.
'state over right-wingers' is the wordplay.
'state' becomes 'vic' (abbreviation for Victoria, Australian state).
'over' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, some letters go over others).
'right-wingers' becomes 'tories' (Tory is an example).
'vic'+'tories'='VICTORIES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for victories that I've seen is " Wins".)