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stooge

 noun
     
Related topics: Performing
stooge [countable]
1 informal someone who is used by someone else to do something unpleasant, dishonest, or illegal - used to show disapproval
2AP one of two performers in a comedy show, who the other performer makes jokes about and makes look stupid
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