K in the table (9)

I believe the answer is:

potassium

(Other definitions for potassium that I've seen before include "Reactive metal element" , "Soft metallic element" , "Soft reactive metal" , "Silvery metallic element" , "... is its atomic number: symbol K" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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