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Is this woven so as to entangle the fins? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fishnet

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'is this woven so as' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'entangle the fins?' is the wordplay.
'entangle' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'entangling' mean this).
'the'+'fins'='thefins'
'thefins' is an anagram of 'FISHNET'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for fishnet that I've seen before include "Like the stockings!" , "Having an open mesh" , "Finely woven" , "Like tights worn by a woman" , "Open meshed fabric" .)

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