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Silk producer with a website (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spider

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'silk' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for spider that I've seen before include "Eight-legged creatures" , "Bathtub intruder - snooker rest" , "Prised out the 8-legged creature" , "Snooker-cue rest" , "Web expert?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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