Cryptic crossword clue
Simulated attack’s outside, on board Iron Duke 5

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

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The straight part
We know that "Simulated" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case simulated = faked.
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.
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What does FAKED mean?

FAKED verb
  1. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
  2. To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is
  3. To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
  4. To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
FAKED verb
  1. To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.

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