Animal shelter situated at end of forest (4)
I believe the answer is:
sett
'animal shelter' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'situated at end of forest' is the wordplay.
'situated' becomes 'set' (synonyms).
'at end of' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'forest' is 't'.
'set'+'t'='SETT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sett that I've seen before include "beastly accommodation" , "Badgers' lair" , "beastly home" , "Underground 10 [HOUSE]" , "Test for a badger's burrow" .)