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Devise mark with intersecting lines (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hatch

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'devise' is the first definition.
(as in hatching a plan)

'mark with intersecting lines' is the second definition.
(to hatch is to shade an area with lines)

(Other definitions for hatch that I've seen before include "Emerge from egg - opening" , "Sit on eggs" , "Dream up" , "Deck opening; (egg) open" , "Incubate - plan" .)

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