Pencil puzzle with dead ends (4)

I believe the answer is:

maze

(Other definitions for maze that I've seen before include "Complex set of paths" , "Complex network" , "Route-finding puzzle" , "Labyrinth, tangle" , "Puzzling path network" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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