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The phrase "a dummy of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a model or representation of something, often in contexts like programming, design, or testing.
Example: "The developers created a dummy of the application to test its functionality before the final release."
Alternatives: "a model of" or "a prototype of".
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Demonstrators produced a dummy of Fidel Castro, stabbed it with flags, and then ripped off its head.
What is the benefit of crash-testing cars yourself instead of using a dummy of some kind?
Next time we'll try the Guinness World Records Museum, which includes the world's largest pencil and a dummy of the world's most tattooed woman.
Frank then turned his attention to a dummy of a catalogue he intended to publish, featuring all of his collaborations with the publisher.
So he makes a dummy of the sexy Castiza in which the head is a skull with poison around the mouth.
When she tries to pass off a dummy of Ricky as her dancing partner, she's accidentally so hilarious that the movie studio offers her a contract to do comedy.
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Each of the characters has a doppelgänger, either in the form of a dummy or of a child wearing a full head-mask.
As a last output variable, a dummy for the existence of an emergency department is included.
One such slide describes the creation of a dummy version of Xcode that would be targeted at most likely innocent developers in order to "entice all MacOS applications to create a remote backdoor on execution".
In the 1980s Mr Ambani was accused of using a dummy Isle of Man company to purchase Reliance shares at below market price.
Finally, a dummy variable of the year of treatment was included in the model.
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