Answer and Replacement

Answer

Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

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Replacement and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Replacement" instead a noun "Answer".

Replacement noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.

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Answer and replacement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a noun "Replacement".

clear	clear answer	clear replacement
best	best answer	best replacement
better	better answer	better replacement
common	common answer	common replacement
Other adjectives: direct, perfect, original, true, proper, single, likely, obvious, actual, real, big, immediate, possible, official, intended.

The Halloween 2014 comic provides an answer: he's a "replacement" unconsciously created by Ronnie.

Source: Webcomic / Whomp!
The closest the US came to playing this straight a rare occasion when a contestant switched out a high-level question and the replacement was only shown after commercials, but even then, the answer to the first question was shown before the break.

Source: Series / Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
On the other hand, the American version averts this; the closest it ever got to happening there was if a contestant switched out a high-level question and the replacement is only shown after the break, and even then, the answer to the first question was shown before cutting to commercial.

Source: Commercial Break Cliffhanger

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