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Flashy type, perhaps, but technologically efficient (5)

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I believe the answer is:

robot

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'flashy type' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for robot that I've seen before include "programmed servant" , "Unpaid worker" , "Mechanical worker" , "Soulless worker" , "Mechanism that can move like a human" .)

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