ring-in

ring-in

n
1. Austral a horse that serves as a substitute for another horse in a race
2. Austral and NZ a person or thing that is not normally a member of a particular group; outsider
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The scandal comes after Blue Peter was forced to apologise this week for faking a ring-in when its phone system failed.
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Either as "ring-ins" or more commonly now over social media.
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