A lad returns to me with honour (5)
I believe the answer is:
medal
'honour' is the definition.
(I know that honour can be written as medal)
'a lad returns to me' is the wordplay.
'returns' is a reversal indicator.
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'lad' backwards is 'dal'.
'dal' put after 'me' is 'MEDAL'.
'with' is the link.
(Other definitions for medal that I've seen before include "Commemorative piece of metal" , "Olympic award" , "eg VC" , "Winner's award" , "Decoration, award" .)