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assistant(reserve, substitute, replacement, alternate, deputy)
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changeling(replacement, alternative, alternate, surrogate)
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equivalent(substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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locum(noun, reserve, substitute, replacement, alternative)
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makeshift(substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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procurator(replacement, alternative, alternate, surrogate)
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vicar(agent, replacement, representative, alternative, alternate)
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auxiliary(replacement, alternative, alternate, deputy)
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dernier ressort(expression, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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expediency(substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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expedient(substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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ghost writer(expression, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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locum tenens(expression, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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recourse(substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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refuge(substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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relay(replacement, alternative, alternate, surrogate)
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resort(substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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resource(reserve, substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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stopgap(substitute, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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succedaneum(noun, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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