Nick of the links (5)
I believe the answer is:
faldo
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">nick of the links</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for faldo that I've seen before include "Nick --, golfer" , "Winner of the 1987, 1990 and 1992 Open" .)