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substitute(noun, person, substitute, replacement, batter)
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fill-in(noun, cover, informal, substitute, replacement)
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surrogate(noun, person, thing, substitute, replacement)
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alternate(noun, person, cover, agent, substitute)
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proxy(noun, replacement, batter)
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representative
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replacement(noun, person, cover, agent, substitute)
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stand-in(noun, person, cover, agent, substitute)
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sub(noun, cover, informal, substitute, replacement)
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successor(noun, cover, substitute, replacement, stalwart)
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backup(noun, cover, substitute, replacement, batter)
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understudy(noun, substitute, batter)
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agent
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deputy
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double(noun, cover, substitute, stalwart, backup)
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vicar
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vice
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advocate
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alter ego
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alternative
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