Cryptic crossword clue
One Dalek’s returning, exterminating characters – it’s loaded 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LADEN

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What does LADEN mean?

LADEN verb
  1. To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
  2. To weigh down, oppress, or burden.
  3. To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water).
  4. To transfer (molten glass) from the pot to the forming table, in making plate glass.
  5. To admit water by leakage.
LADEN adjective
  1. Weighed down with a load, burdened.
  2. Heavy.
  3. Oppressed.
  4. In the form of an adsorbate or adduct.

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