Lacework (3)
I believe the answer is:
net
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lacework</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for net that I've seen before include "land" , "Meshwork" , "Final profit when all overheads have been deducted" , "Amount remaining after deductions" , "Open mesh; catch" .)