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fair play

 noun
     
fair play [uncountable]
1 playing according to the rules of a game without cheating:
rules designed to ensure fair play
2 fair treatment of people without cheating or being dishonest:
the British tradition of fair play
This kind of behavior violates many people's sense of fair play.

➔ turnabout is fair play

at turnabout
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