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What is a stand-in?

What is a stand-in? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.
  2. A substitute.
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A drama teacher is hoping her pregnancy will not turn out to be a crisis for her acting group and is seeking a stand-in.
However, his replacement proved more than an adequate stand-in as he took the man of the match award.
A group of people who were playing frisbee nearby asked if we could be stand-in bodies for them.
They were knocked out of the Cup after having a stand-in keeper for the second half following an injury.
This time they made sure the stand-in had tattoos just like Beckham himself.
The en suite shower room has a tiled stand-in shower, a hand basin and a dormer window.

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