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similitude(copy, similarity)
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stand-in(model, substitute, mannequin)
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surrogate(extra, substitute, auxiliary, supernumerary)
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affectation(behavior, exaggeration, pretension, artifice)
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alikeness
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approximation
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artificiality(show, sham, exaggeration, pretension)
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closeness
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counterfeiting(reproduction, replication, simulation, substitution)
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deceit(fake, deception, fraud, pretense)
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deputy
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effigy(reproduction, fake, figure, copy)
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fill-in
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knockoff(reproduction, copy, spare, replacement)
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metaphor
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mirror(reproduction, type, copy, model)
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mirroring(reproduction, competition, replication, simulation)
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mock-up(reproduction, fake, figure, copy)
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outline(adjective, representation, representative)
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personation
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