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As a substitute (7)

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I believe the answer is:

instead

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">as a substitute</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for instead that I've seen before include "In place (of)" , "In lieu" , "for a change" , "As a substitute" , "Alternatively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Times, The Star Tribune and the Penny Press.
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