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Hope network's designed to be aware of best practice (4,3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

know the ropes

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'be aware of best practice' is the definition.
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'hope network's designed' is the wordplay.
'designed' indicates anagramming the letters (designed with the letters).
'hope'+'networks'='hopenetworks'
'hopenetworks' is an anagram of 'KNOW THE ROPES'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for know the ropes that I've seen before include "Understand normal procedures" , "Be familiar with procedure" , "Campanologists should" , "Be experienced" , "be up to speed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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