The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANDROID
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ANDROID
- One chasing Doctor Who finally enters with robot
- With Christian’s upbringing one’s made to look human?
- Designer genes backfired in robot
- Terminator, perhaps, with immodesty firstly in bar
- Dr No, I suspect, shown in ad for a robot
- Maybe Marvin unravelled DNA before Ford essentially backed identification
- Add iron assembly in robot
- Ran odd broadcast about ‘I, Robot‘
- … or about to follow with papers for artificial man
- Metal figure, notice, encapsulating sculpture of Rodin?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "robot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case robot = android.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ANDROID mean?
ANDROID noun- A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily male)
- Possessing human qualities.
- (in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having a narrow anterior segment and a heart-shaped brim, typically found in the male.