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Surrogate

/sˈɜrəɡət/
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(noun) A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).

The new home works as a surrogate home.
Tom became a surrogate parent.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Since the queen was too ill to travel, her daughter acted as a ____ at the important ceremony today.

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