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Scapegoat Scape‧Goat ˈskeɪpɡəʊt ɡoʊt Noun Countable Blamed Bad

Front scapegoat
Back scape‧goat /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt $ -ɡoʊt/ noun [countable]
someone who is blamed for something bad that happens, even if it is not their fault
scapegoat for
She believed she had been made a scapegoat for what happened.
—scapegoat verb [transitive]

= whipping boy

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