Web master noticed her being talked about (6)
I believe the answer is:
spider
'web master' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'noticed her being talked about' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'her' could be 'de' and 'de' is present in the answer.
'being' could be 'pi' (PI is an example) and 'pi' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spider that I've seen before include "potter's accessory?" , "Snooker player's rest; eight-legged creature" , "One has eight legs" , "Arachnid - snooker rest" , "Cue rest; arachnid" .)