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Good, clear network (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grid

'network' is the definition.
(grid is a kind of network)

'good clear' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'clear' becomes 'rid' ('rid' can be a synonym of 'clear').
'g'+'rid'='GRID'

(Other definitions for grid that I've seen before include "Framework of crossing lines" , "Electricity network" , "Network of horizontal and vertical lines" , "Rectangular lattice" , "entries in this" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Guardian.
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