STALKING-HORSE

• (noun) a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

• (noun) screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

• (noun) something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

  synonyms : pretext

  Immediately after stealing the lady’s necklace, the housekeeper left under the pretext that her mother was seriously ill. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate

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