Horse and trap in The Matrix? (6)
I believe the answer is:
cobweb
'the matrix?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'horse and trap' is the wordplay.
'horse' becomes 'cob' (type of horse).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'trap' becomes 'web' (web is a kind of trap).
'cob'+'web'='COBWEB'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cobweb that I've seen before include "One appearing in A Midsummer Night's Dream" , "Filaments made by a spider" , "Spider's creation" , "Dusty spider's weaving" , "signs of neglect" .)