Crossword Genius

German mathematician’s way of working I captured in computer circuit (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mobius

'german mathematician's' is the definition.
(August Ferdinand Mobius)

'way of working i captured in computer circuit' is the wordplay.
'way of working' becomes 'mo' (I've seen this in other clues).
'captured in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'computer circuit' becomes 'bus'.
'i' put inside 'bus' is 'bius'.
'mo'+'bius'='MOBIUS'

(Another definition for mobius that I've seen is " endless strip joints".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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