Troublesome elements of society drifting to far right in European country (5)
I believe the answer is:
pains
'society drifting to far right in european country' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'troublesome elements' is the wordplay.
'troublesome' becomes 'pa' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'elements' becomes 'ins' (In is an example).
'pa'+'ins'='PAINS'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pains that I've seen before include "troubles?" , "effort" , "Nice bakery's production" , "Great care taken" , "Symptoms of hurt or disease" .)