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Vikings coming from north or south-east (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

norse

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

'north or south-east' is the wordplay.
'north' becomes 'N' (abbreviation).
'south east' becomes 'SE' (abbreviation).
'n'+'or'+'se'='NORSE'

'coming from' is the link.

(Other definitions for norse that I've seen before include "like the Valkyries?" , "Family of Germanic languages spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland" , "Language - senor! (anag)" , "These men were Vikings" , "Old Scandinavian language" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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