The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LATTICES
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The straight part
We know that "Networks" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case networks = lattices.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 LATTICES mean?
LATTICES noun- A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
- A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.
- A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
- A discrete subgroup of Rn which is isomorphic to Zn (considered as an additive group) and spans the real vector space Rn.
- A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.
- (Lie theory) A discrete subgroup L of a given locally compact group G whose quotient space G/L has finite invariant measure.
- A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.
- To make a lattice of.
- To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.