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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">substitute</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(both can mean someone who stands in for another)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for deputy that I've seen before include "Member of the French parliament" , "Appointed representative for another" , "One given the power to act for another" , "number two" , "US sheriff's assistant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Guardian and The Times.
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