See role reversal on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1996, Placebo (lyrics and music), “Nancy Boy”:",
"text": "And it all breaks down at the role reversal\nGot the muse in my head, she's universal\nSpinning me round, she's coming over me",
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"ref": "2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 74:",
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"word": "roolin kääntyminen"
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