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noun • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another • an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) adjective satellite • capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team • serving or used in place of another • artificial and inferior verb • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items • be a substitute • act as a substitute | ||||
| 16% | 10 | Alternative to alternative | ||
noun • the prevailing current of thought | ||||
| 16% | 5 | The alternative holds the alternative | ||
adjective • not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; quantifier, other adjective satellite • recently past • belonging to the distant past • very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected | ||||
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SUBSTITUTE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SUBSTITUTE
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