A saint always will keep to the right path (5)
I believe the answer is:
steer
'right path' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'a saint always will keep to the' is the wordplay.
'a saint' becomes 's'.
'always' becomes 'eer' (poetic way of saying ever).
'will keep' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'to the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
's'+'eer'='seer'
'seer' placed around 't' is 'STEER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for steer that I've seen before include "farm animal" , "Guide (eg, a ship)" , "Con" , "Direct; bullock" , "Drive; control" .)