Word before "surfing" or "trip" (3)
I believe the answer is:
ego
'word before surfing or trip' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ego that I've seen before include "Self-esteem, sense of self" , "Sense of self, conceit" , "Part of the mind" , "Consciousness" , "In Virgil I" .)