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person, device, or event designed as a distraction meant to fool or divert an automated device, someone, another living being, or some natural process
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Not who you're looking for? Others named decoy: chess tactic · 1995 film by Vittorio Rambaldi · 1995 EP by Good Riddance · 1934 film by Hans Steinhoff
A decoy is usually a person, device, or event which resembles what an individual or a group might be looking for, but it is only meant to lure them. Decoys have been used for centuries most notably in game hunting, but also in wartime and in the committing or resolving of crimes.
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