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Something written of imaginatively, like a pepper pot (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dalek

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(Other definitions for dalek that I've seen before include "Dr Who enemy" , "Sci-fi robot" , "Alien creature" , "trouble for the doctor?" , "Doctor Who adversary" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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