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Warning to saint in woodland region (6)

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I believe the answer is:

forest

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'woodland region' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'warning to saint' is the wordplay.
'warning' becomes 'fore' (shouted in golf).
'to saint' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'fore'+'st'='FOREST'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for forest that I've seen before include "eg Sherwood" , "See 15" , "Tree-covered area" , "that has branches everywhere" , "Wooded region" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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