The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FORE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result FORE
- Men in further education giving warning on course
- ‘Duffer’s not half fouled up with ball!’
- Look out up front
- Towards the front, figure in audition?
- Front made of wood, not stone
- Degree of muddle — not what you see in a tidy library?
- Intended to go to Eastern Front
- Warning! This clue for the Listener
- Offend a tar, at sea, running along the length of the ship
- Bow elicited by a number in recital
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The straight part
We know that "warning on course" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case warning on course = fore.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FORE mean?
FORE noun- The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
- Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.
- Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
- In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
- Formerly; previously; afore.
- In or towards the bows of a ship.
- An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
- To go, travel.
- To get along, succeed (well or badly); to be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circumstances or train of events.
- To eat, dine.
- To happen well, or ill.
- To move along; proceed; progress; advance