"real deal" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2007 October 9, R. D. Russell, “Will the Real Blue-Eyed Soul Artists Please Stand Up?”, in playbackstl.com",
          "text": "George Michael is the real deal—a real blue-eyed soul artist whom you can wholeheartedly get behind, knowing that you'll never be duped or deceived by his lust for commercial success.",
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        "A thing or person that is genuine, authentic, or worthy of serious regard."
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          "authentic",
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          "worthy",
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          "serious",
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          "regard",
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        "(idiomatic, preceded by the) A thing or person that is genuine, authentic, or worthy of serious regard."
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          "sense": "thing or person that is genuine",
          "word": "real McCoy"
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      "glosses": [
        "An authentic bargain."
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          "bargain"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) An authentic bargain."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "24 76 0",
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      "glosses": [
        "A beneficial result or favorable state of affairs."
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        "(idiomatic) A beneficial result or favorable state of affairs."
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          "_dis1": "9 12 79",
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            "masculine"
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  "word": "real deal"
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      "word": "whole package"
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        }
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      ],
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          "genuine",
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          "serious",
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          "regard",
          "regard"
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        "(idiomatic, preceded by the) A thing or person that is genuine, authentic, or worthy of serious regard."
      ],
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        "An authentic bargain."
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        "(literally) An authentic bargain."
      ],
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        "A beneficial result or favorable state of affairs."
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        "(idiomatic) A beneficial result or favorable state of affairs."
      ],
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "thing or person that is genuine",
      "word": "real McCoy"
    },
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      "sense": "thing or person that is genuine",
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