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stalking-horse

stal·king·horse

uncommon

noun

1.

a candidate put forward to divide the opposition or to mask the true candidate

2.

something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

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3.

screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

4.

a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

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