Honour piece of ground this country retrieved (5)
I believe the answer is:
kudos
'honour piece' is the definition.
'kudos' can be an answer for 'honour' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'piece' bit.
'ground this country retrieved' is the wordplay.
'ground' becomes 'sod' (both can mean a piece of earth).
'this country' becomes 'UK' (from the perspective of a British newspaper).
'retrieved' is a reversal indicator.
'sod'+'uk'='soduk'
'soduk' backwards is 'KUDOS'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kudos that I've seen before include "Distinction" , "Honour - cachet" , "Prestige; recognition" , "Great prestige" , "Praise and honours" .)