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Decoy-duck   Listen
noun
Decoy-duck  n.  A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger.





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"Decoy-duck" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Decoy-duck to French frigates!—Very dignified office, truly!" hissed Paul in a fiery rage. "Doctor Franklin, whatever Paul Jones does for the cause of America, it must be done through unlimited orders: a separate, supreme command; no leader and no counsellor but himself. ...
— Israel Potter • Herman Melville


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