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Pinch Hitter Crossword Clue

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noun

• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

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noun

• a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

• a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

verb

• be a substitute

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noun

• a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

• an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

adjective satellite

• capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

• serving or used in place of another

• artificial and inferior

verb

• put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

• be a substitute

• act as a substitute

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New York Times30 Sep 2016 Across 57
New York Times29 Mar 2014 Across 46
New York Times24 Nov 1996 Down 44
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