Join two ropes by weaving the strands of one into the other (6)

I believe the answer is:

splice

(Other definitions for splice that I've seen before include "Weave (strands of rope) together" , "Join end to end" , "Join ropes together by interweaving" , "Knit" , "Join (rope or wedding couple)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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