Simulacrum

[Bailey]

sim·u·la·crum (smy-lkrm, -lkrm)
n. pl. sim·u·la·cra (-lkr, -lkr)
1. An image or representation.
2. An unreal or vague semblance.



[Latin simulcrum (from simulre, to simulate; see simulate) + -crum, n. suff.]

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mark a-mere-shadow Bailey

[skinem]

Maybe a shadow, but not a dummy!