Envision hostile figure penning note on Kent region (7)

I believe the answer is:

foresee

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'envision hostile figure' is the definition.
'foresee' can be an answer for 'envision' (synonyms). I'm not sure about the 'hostile figure' bit.

'penning note on kent region' is the wordplay.
'penning note on' becomes 'fore' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'kent' becomes 'se' (Kent is part of the South East of England).
'region' becomes 'E region' (E region is an example).
'fore'+'se'+'e'='FORESEE'

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(Other definitions for foresee that I've seen before include "divine" , "Predict" , "Be aware of beforehand" , "Envisage" , "Imagine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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