Vikings coming from north or south-east (5)
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" .)