A group of executives, loaded (6)

I believe the answer is:

aboard

'loaded' is the definition.
(aboard can mean loaded onto a vehicle)

'a group of executives' is the wordplay.
'group of executives' becomes 'board' (as in a board of directors).
'a'+'board'='ABOARD'

(Other definitions for aboard that I've seen before include "on a liner, say" , "Alongside" , "at sea, say?" , "on boat, perhaps" , "On (eg, a ship)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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