Check box of last resort (5)

I believe the answer is:

other

(Other definitions for other that I've seen before include "Different, disparate" , "Different, alternative" , "Different; alternate" , "Different (from those mentioned)" , "Not the one mentioned" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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