A quiet part of the forest, away from the sea (6)
I believe the answer is:
ashore
'forest away from the sea' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'a quiet part of' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'quiet' could be 'sh' ('sh' is used to tell someone to be quiet) and 'sh' is found within the answer.
'part' could be 're' (re is a kind of part) and 're' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ashore that I've seen before include "Hoarse being no longer at sea" , "Home for the sailor" , "Aground" , "Returned to land" , "on terra firma" .)