"audience surrogate" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A character who serves to express the questions and confusion of the audience, such as a detective's assistant who asks for clarification regarding how a case was solved."
      ],
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          "express"
        ],
        [
          "question",
          "question"
        ],
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          "confusion",
          "confusion"
        ],
        [
          "detective",
          "detective"
        ],
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          "assistant",
          "assistant"
        ]
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        "(literature) A character who serves to express the questions and confusion of the audience, such as a detective's assistant who asks for clarification regarding how a case was solved."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "audience surrogate"
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        "A character who serves to express the questions and confusion of the audience, such as a detective's assistant who asks for clarification regarding how a case was solved."
      ],
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          "literature",
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        ],
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          "character",
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        ],
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          "express",
          "express"
        ],
        [
          "question",
          "question"
        ],
        [
          "confusion",
          "confusion"
        ],
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          "detective",
          "detective"
        ],
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          "assistant",
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        ]
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        "(literature) A character who serves to express the questions and confusion of the audience, such as a detective's assistant who asks for clarification regarding how a case was solved."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing"
      ]
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  "word": "audience surrogate"
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