Like an automaton (7)
I believe the answer is:
robotic
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">like an automaton</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for robotic that I've seen before include "Like a mechanical man" , "Stiff and emotionless" , "Using automatic" , "Of or using automatons" , "Like a machine man" .)