She goes from South America to the north (5)
I believe the answer is:
susan
'she' is the definition.
'south america to the north' is the wordplay.
'south' becomes 'S' (synonyms).
'america' becomes 'usa' (synonyms).
'to the north' becomes 'N' ('N' can be a synonym of 'north').
's'+'usa'+'n'='SUSAN'
'goes from' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for susan that I've seen before include "Girl (sometimes lazy?)" , "- - Sarandon, film actress" , "- - Sarandon (films)" , "Black-eyed -; lazy -" , "-- Howatch, novelist" .)