Throw a spanner in the works when expert embraces a web automation (8)
I believe the answer is:
sabotage
'throw a spanner in the works' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'expert embraces a web automation' is the wordplay.
'expert' becomes 'sage'.
'embraces' is an insertion indicator.
'web automation' becomes 'bot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'bot'='abot'
'sage' placed around 'abot' is 'SABOTAGE'.
'when' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sabotage that I've seen before include "Deliberate wrecking" , "Subvert" , "cripple" , "Got a base (anag.)" , "(E.g. factory) wrecking" .)