Autopilot's what gets erk going among stuff (6)

I believe the answer is:

george

(Other definitions for george that I've seen before include "Beatle" , "Farming monarch" , "one in 3 the 12 30 [DROP the DEAD DONKEY]" , "Dragon slayer" , "Stefan ---, German poet; a Man in a Boat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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