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Single crystal x\u2010ray diffraction, scanning transmission electron microscopy, and selected area electron diffraction reveal ordered Cr intercalation forming a centrosymmetric 2\u00a0\u00d7\u00a02 superlattice with hexagonal symmetry\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    6\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    \/\n                    <jats:italic>mmc<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Optical reflectivity indicates an enhanced electron scattering rate. DFT calculations predict antiferromagnetic ground state induced by Cr intercalation. Consistently, SQUID magnetometry and specific heat measurements hint a correlated antiferromagnetic state at\n                    <jats:italic>T<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>N<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u2248 107\u00a0K, while resistivity measurements show metallic transport, with no signatures of superconductivity. Electron spin resonance suggests weak internal field which possibly arise from subtle magnetic anisotropy, undetectable in angle\u2010resolved magnetometry. 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