It's safer not to stray from the area by the shore (8)
I believe the answer is:
seafront
'the area by the shore' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'it's safer not to stray' is the wordplay.
'to stray' is an anagram indicator.
'safer'+'not'='safernot'
'safernot' is an anagram of 'SEAFRONT'.
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for seafront that I've seen before include "No faster (anag)" , "that's where the waves come in" , "Prom?" , "promenade" .)