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carbon copy

car·bon cop·y (plural car·bon cop·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. duplicate made with carbon paper: a duplicate of written or drawn material that is made by using carbon paper

2. somebody or something identical: somebody or something that is identical to or very much like somebody or something else ( informal )
This situation is a carbon copy of last year's crisis.

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