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put-up job noun a pre-arranged deception UK, 1838- [T]he nauseous “Iraqi boy kisses Blair” story, which warmed the flinty cockles of Alastair Campbell’s heart. Ross Benson of the Daily Mail told his Arab translator to tell the lad to kiss that nice Mr PM, and he obliged. So the whole thing was a put-up job — New Statesman, 30 June 2003
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