Relative following soldiers heading west then east to get vengeance (7)
I believe the answer is:
nemesis
'vengeance' is the definition.
(spirit of retribution in Greek mythology)
'relative following soldiers heading west then east' is the wordplay.
'relative' becomes 'sis' (short for sister).
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'soldiers' becomes 'men' (men can mean a group of soldiers).
'heading west' is a reversal indicator.
'then east' becomes 'e' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'then' bit.).
'men' reversed gives 'nem'.
'nem'+'e'='neme'
'sis' put after 'neme' is 'NEMESIS'.
'to get' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nemesis that I've seen before include "The Greek goddess of divine retribution and vengeance" , "Agent of (someone's) downfall" , "Greek god of vengeance" , "Nee Miss (anag.)" , "Vengeful justice" .)