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   Aunt Sal·ly

   /ˌant ˈsalē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a game played in some parts of Britain in which players throw sticks or balls at a wooden dummy.
   • ▪ a dummy used in the game of Aunt Sally.
   • ▪ a person or thing that is subjected to much criticism, especially one set up as an easy target for it: "today's landowner is everyone's Aunt Sally"

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