Fall guy
Fall guy noun - A person or thing taking the blame for others.
Usage example: the sandlot ball players wanted the littlest kid to be the fall guy for the broken window, figuring that he'd have the best chance of escaping punishment
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- As such, his being a Butt Monkey—and eventually the fall guy for the murder—is all what he arguably had coming.
Source: Theatre / Think Twice - Many characters in the British government fit the trope, none more than Frobisher, designated Butt Monkey and expendable fall guy for every single action taken by his superiors during the miniseries.
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