Craving the last bit of stretchy netting (8)
I believe the answer is:
yearning
'craving' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'last bit of stretchy netting' is the wordplay.
'last bit of' suggests the final letters.
'netting' becomes 'earning' (both can mean making money).
The final letter of 'stretchy' is 'y'.
'y'+'earning'='YEARNING'
'the' is the link.
(Other definitions for yearning that I've seen before include "Longing, wishing for" , "Longing, pining" , "Craving" , "Hunger" , "Intense longing" .)