Double
Stand in
Stand in verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.
Usage example: she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
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- A prince is killed during an invasion, and asks his body double to stand in for him permanently.
Source: Emergency Impersonation -
As the show was in the middle of production, the producers brought in a body double to stand in for Keach, and famed impersonator Rich Little to do the dialogue in voiceover.
Source: Fake Shemp - Clive Barker's Undying: Jeremiah already became an undead years ago, and only called upon Patrick so he could kill off his siblings and Keisinger so nothing could stand in his way for his double-cross.
Source: Batman Gambit / Video Games
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