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Northern people come to an end, we hear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lapps

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'northern people' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

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(Other definitions for lapps that I've seen before include "Nomadic hunters" , "Scandinavian nomads" , "northerners" , "As Europeans" , "Northern Scandinavians" .)

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