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Web designer from Switzerland managed to conceal getting outside assistance (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arachnid

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'web designer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'switzerland managed to conceal getting outside assistance' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'switzerland' could be 'ch' and 'ch' is found within the answer.
'managed' could be 'ran' (I've seen this before) and 'ran' is located in the leftover letters.
'assistance' could be 'aid' ('aid' can be a synonym of 'assistance') and 'aid' is found within the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'from' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for arachnid that I've seen before include "Spider, mite, tick etc.; had in car (anag.)" , "Animal class including spider, scorpion etc" , "tick for one" , "Group including spiders and scorpions" , "Class of animal including spiders and scorpions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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