Person from the north, married in the southeast (5)
I believe the answer is:
swede
'person from the north' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'married in the southeast' is the wordplay.
'married' becomes 'wed' (wed can mean married).
'in the' indicates putting letters inside.
'southeast' becomes 'SE' (synonyms).
'wed' inserted inside 'se' is 'SWEDE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for swede that I've seen before include "Foreigner" , "Scandinavian national" , "Large root vegetable" , "Native of Stockholm" , "N European" .)