Rod foe rebuilt post in clearing (13)
I believe the answer is:
deforestation
'clearing' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'rod foe rebuilt post' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'foe' is 'efo' which is present in the answer.
'post' could be 'station' (both can mean a job or position) and 'station' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'dre' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for deforestation that I've seen before include "Large-scale tree felling" , "Clearance of trees" .)