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substitute(noun, adjective, person, cover, model)
15
alternate(noun, adjective, person, reserve, agent)
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understudy(noun, character, reserve, star, substitute)
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backup(noun, adjective, cover, reserve, substitute)
11
double(noun, adjective, copy, match, reserve)
10
relief(noun, reserve, replacement, alternate)
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replacement(noun, adjective, person, cover, reserve)
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deputy(noun, adjective, reserve, agent, substitute)
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fill-in(noun, adjective, person, informal, reserve)
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standby(noun, adjective, reserve, substitute, replacement)
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sub(noun, adjective, person, informal, model)
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ghost(replacement, alternate, deputy, backup)
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pinch-hitter(noun, reserve, replacement, alternate)
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reserve(noun, adjective, cover, substitute, replacement)
2
changeling(replacement, alternate, backup, surrogate)
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equivalent(substitute, replacement, alternate, backup)
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locum(noun, reserve, substitute, replacement)
2
makeshift(substitute, replacement, alternate, backup)
2
procurator(replacement, alternate, backup, surrogate)
2
vicar(agent, replacement, representative, alternate)
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