Panel cut to include blend of pine and shrub (7)
I believe the answer is:
juniper
'shrub' is the definition.
(juniper is a kind of shrub)
'panel cut to include blend of pine' is the wordplay.
'panel' becomes 'jury' (synonyms).
'cut' means to remove the last letter.
'to include' indicates putting letters inside.
'blend of' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'jury' with its final letter removed is 'jur'.
'pine' with letters rearranged gives 'nipe'.
'jur' enclosing 'nipe' is 'JUNIPER'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for juniper that I've seen before include "Plant producing berries used to flavour gin" , "Evergreen shrub or small tree with berry-like cones" , "Shrub flavouring gin" , "Shrub providing flavour for gin" , "Coniferous shrub with berries used to make gin" .)