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15
substitute(verb, adjective, person, change)
11
alternate(adjective, person, cover, subject)
10
submarine(snack, torpedo, sandwich)
7
surrogate(person, thing, agent, substitute)
7
fill-in(adjective, informal, reserve, substitute)
7
grinder(snack, torpedo, submarine)
7
pigboat
7
replacement(adjective, person, reserve, agent)
6
backup(adjective, reserve, agent, substitute)
6
hoagie(snack, torpedo, grinder, submarine)
6
subaltern(low, subject, sensitive, minor)
5
deputy(cover, agent, replacement, assistant)
5
hero sandwich(expression, idiom, sandwich)
5
hoagy
5
pinch hitter(expression, cover, informal, substitute)
5
submarine sandwich(expression, idiom, snack, torpedo)
5
torpedo
5
understudy(cover, reserve, substitute, replacement)
4
stand-in(adjective, person, model, reserve)
4
Cuban sandwich
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