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Automaton (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

robot

golem

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">automaton</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for robot that I've seen before include "Automated machine" , "Android, possibly" , "Automation" , "Humanoid machine" , "Computer-controlled machine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the LA Times, The Times, The Irish Times, The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Guardian and The Mirror.
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