Double and Ploy

Double

Double noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.

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Ploy and double are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Double".

Nearby Words: doubled, doublet, doubling, doubly

Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Double and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Double" instead a noun "Ploy".

Nearby Word: ployed

exact	exact double	exact ploy
elaborate	elaborate double	elaborate ploy
similar	similar double	similar ploy
alien	alien double	alien ploy
Other adjectives: fake, dead, obvious, simple, effective, main, transparent, last, manipulative.

If the double is covering up for the fact that the leader is actually dead, it's an El Cid Ploy.

Source: Body Double
Ten Little Maidens with input by the same writer also features an electrified DOUBLE dildo as part of an incredibly unrealistic murder ploy.

Source: Out with a Bang
In "Double Crossed", very next story arc, she falls victim to the same ploy, although in her case Brett was a Villain with Good Publicity and a double agent.

Source: Series / K.C. Undercover

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