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'''Clockwork''' was the inner workings of a [[clock]] or any similar, mechanical device. It was usually powered by a winding device that, when wound, generated energy through a spring, pendulum or gear to create a motion. Wind-up toys frequently contained clockwork.
'''Clockwork''' was the inner workings of a [[clock]] or any similar, mechanical device. It was usually powered by a winding device that, when wound, generated energy through a spring, pendulum or gear to create a motion. Wind-up toys frequently contained clockwork.


Examples of clockwork in the universe included:
[[Clockwork Soldier]]s were present in the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'')


* The [[Clockwork Soldier]]s of the [[Land of Fiction]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'')
[[Shade Vassily]] used clockwork technology in the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Clockwise Man]]'')
* The clockwork technology used by [[Shade Vassily]] in the [[20th century]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Clockwise Man]]'')
 
* The [[Clockwork Droid]]s, which were [[51st century]] [[robot]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')
[[Clockwork Droid]]s were [[51st century]] [[robot]]s on the [[SS Madame de Pompadour|SS ''Madame de Pompadour'']]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')
* The miniature clockwork people created by the [[Seventh Doctor]] for his model [[train]] set ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Model Train Set]]'')
 
The [[Seventh Doctor]] created miniature clockwork people for his model [[train]] set. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Model Train Set]]'')


[[Iris Wildthyme]] claimed to be a renegade from a [[species|race]] known as the [[Clockworks]]. In this case, the name referred to their rigid demeanour and role in keeping the [[multiverse]] orderly. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'')
[[Iris Wildthyme]] claimed to be a renegade from a [[species|race]] known as the [[Clockworks]]. In this case, the name referred to their rigid demeanour and role in keeping the [[multiverse]] orderly. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'')

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Clockwork was the inner workings of a clock or any similar, mechanical device. It was usually powered by a winding device that, when wound, generated energy through a spring, pendulum or gear to create a motion. Wind-up toys frequently contained clockwork.

Clockwork Soldiers were present in the Land of Fiction. (TV: The Mind Robber)

Shade Vassily used clockwork technology in the 20th century. (PROSE: The Clockwise Man)

Clockwork Droids were 51st century robots on the SS Madame de Pompadour. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)

The Seventh Doctor created miniature clockwork people for his model train set. (PROSE: Model Train Set)

Iris Wildthyme claimed to be a renegade from a race known as the Clockworks. In this case, the name referred to their rigid demeanour and role in keeping the multiverse orderly. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)