Cryptic crossword clue
Box lined with wooden strip, lattice-like 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CLATHRATE

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The straight part
We know that "lattice-like" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lattice-like = clathrate.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CLATHRATE mean?

CLATHRATE noun
  1. A clathrate compound.
CLATHRATE adjective
  1. Having a lattice-like structure.
  2. Of an inclusion complex: in which molecules of one compound are enclosed within the crystal structure of another.

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