Serving as a warning (10)
I believe the answer is:
cautionary
'serving as a warning' is the definition.
(as in a cautionary tale)
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for cautionary that I've seen is " Serving to warn".)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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