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understudy

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understudy
an actor or actress who studies a part so as to be able to replace the usual actor or actress if necessary


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When Carlotta heard of the astounding reception bestowed upon her understudy, she was at once cured of an incipient attack of bronchitis and a bad fit of sulking against the management and lost the slightest inclination to shirk her duties.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
It was late in August; he never played first-class cricket after July, when, a scholastic understudy took his place in the Middlesex eleven.
A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context
 
 
 
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