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deputy(noun, cover, agent, replacement, assistant)
5
hero sandwich(noun, expression, idiom, sandwich)
5
hoagy
5
lesser(adjective, low, inferior, minor, amenable)
5
lower(adjective, low, inferior, minor, secondary)
5
pinch hitter(noun, expression, cover, informal, substitute)
5
replace(verb, put, trade, exchange, substitute)
5
submarine sandwich(noun, expression, idiom, snack, torpedo)
5
torpedo
5
under(verb, adverb, preposition, low, minor)
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understudy(noun, cover, reserve, substitute, replacement)
4
stand-in(noun, adjective, person, model, reserve)
4
Cuban sandwich
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Italian sandwich
4
assistant(reserve, agent, replacement, representative, backup)
4
below(noun, adverb, substitute)
4
bomber
4
displace(verb, change, cover, follow, alter)
4
double(noun, verb, adjective, cover, reserve)
4
dummy(noun, model, replacement, alternative, alternate)
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