Lost in forest, one desperate to be out of it (6)

I believe the answer is:

stoned

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'be out of it' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lost in forest one desperate' is the wordplay.
'STONED' is hidden within the letters.
But, I'm uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stoned that I've seen before include "Under the influence of narcotics, colloquially" , "Are cherries so" , "Slangily drunk or attacked with rocks" , "Incapable from drug-taking" , "Executed in Biblical way, or slangily drunk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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