Fictional extraterrestrial mutant of a type created by Terry Nation in a 1963 Doctor Who serial (5)

I believe the answer is:

dalek

(Other definitions for dalek that I've seen before include "Alien creature" , "Alien creation" , "Croaky-voiced exterminator" , "mechanical creature" , "Hostile alien" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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