What does the cryptic crossword clue "Aunt doesn't finish eating salad ingredient being motionless unless wound up? (9)" mean?

The definition is "Aunt". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). TOMATO (synonym="salad ingredient") in AUN (synonym="AUN") = AUTOMATON The answer is AUTOMATON.

Aunt doesn't finish eating salad ingredient being motionless unless wound up? (9)

Independent Cryptic #11957 | 6 Down | 2025-02-04 flower

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