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substitution(noun, replacement)
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acting(adjective, present, short, limited, brief)
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appointee(noun, agent, deputy)
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backup man(noun, expression, idiom)
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fill in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, change, cover)
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go-between(noun, agent, representative, operative, manager)
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intermediary(noun, agent, representative, operative, manager)
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locum(noun, replacement, alternative, someone, something)
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other(noun, adjective, extra, replacement, alternative)
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reliever
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ringer(noun, model, deputy, mannequin)
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secondary(reserve, subsidiary, deputy, supportive)
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spokesman(noun, deputy, communicator)
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stand in for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, mean)
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successor(noun, cover, reserve, alternative, someone)
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supplemental(adjective, extra, alternative, auxiliary, supernumerary)
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supplementary(adjective, extra, alternative, auxiliary, supernumerary)
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vicarious(adjective, extra, alternative, auxiliary, supernumerary)
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succedaneum(noun, replacement, alternative, someone, something)
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additional(adjective, extra, alternative, auxiliary, supernumerary)
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