View of society held by Sackville-West, say (5)
I believe the answer is:
vista
'view' is the definition.
('vista' can be a synonym of 'view')
'society held by sackville-west say' is the wordplay.
'society' becomes 's' (common abbreviation in names of organisations).
'held by' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'sackville-west say' becomes 'vita' (Vita Sackville-West).
's' put within 'vita' is 'VISTA'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for vista that I've seen before include "Distant view" , "Prospect, view" , "Panoramic view" , "One gives a long look" , "View (with avenue)" .)