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"model" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often framework (9 letters).
Definitions
Example or representation
Word origin
From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.
Used in a sentence
“Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper.”
“The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.”
“The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Example to copy”5 letters
02“Fashion runway worker”5 letters
03“Example to follow”5 letters
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