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dead ringer

dead ring·er (plural dead ring·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. look-alike: somebody or something that exactly resembles another ( informal )

2. telemarketing call cut off automatically: an automatically dialed telemarketing call that cuts off when answered because there is nobody at the sender's end available to deal with it

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