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The phrase "a surrogate for" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to act or serve as a substitute for something or someone else. You can use it when describing a situation where one thing or person is used as a replacement for another. Example: "Due to her busy schedule, Jane asked her sister to be a surrogate for her and attend the meeting in her place." In this sentence, "a surrogate for" is used to describe how Jane's sister will be acting as a substitute for Jane at the meeting.
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Is Louise a surrogate for Emma?
Now comes a surrogate for that experience.
"But it's not a surrogate for preparation," he said.
So maybe being black is a surrogate for being overweight".
I take it you are not a surrogate for Obama.
They might wind up being a surrogate for snow that never comes.
Each of the childlike female figures is a surrogate for the artist.
Lancelin, her victim, serves as a surrogate for her primary maternal oppressor.
"My boss is in Palm Beach as a surrogate for Gore".
Jan Edvard Thygesen, Telenor's director for Central and Eastern Europe, called Farimex a surrogate for Alfa.
"Bill Clinton – how important is he as a surrogate for you?
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