Stand-in

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stand-in
       n : someone who takes the place of another (as when things get
           dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for
           dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer
           fill-ins" [syn: {substitute}, {relief}, {reliever}, {backup},
            {backup man}, {fill-in}]