One of a hairy venomous family of spiders (9)

I believe the answer is:

tarantula

(Other definitions for tarantula that I've seen before include "Large venomous spider" , "Crawler" , "A big hairy spider" , "web architect" , "Breed of spider" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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