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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dupe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone who has been deceived or tricked, often in a context involving a scam or manipulation.
Example: "He was just a dupe in their elaborate scheme, unaware of the true intentions behind their actions."
Alternatives: "a pawn" or "a victim".
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Now I felt like a dupe".
How much of a dupe am I?
"What you are is you are a dupe".
Kouchner is also damned as a hypocrite and a dupe.
"Mr Ledent is a dupe in this matter.
Mr. Knoop said that Dr. Owens himself was a dupe.
Can the former governor convince a jury that he was a dupe and not a mastermind?
The spectator is not a dupe who gets fooled but a rational actor who gets outreasoned.
Farewell to the girlish innocent, primed to be a victim or a dupe.
In his cynical world only a dupe says what he means.
You were a dupe if you believed that any established institution was on the level.
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