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scalp
/skælp/ noun [C] informalDefinition
› someone you defeat: take a scalp They are expected to take some important scalps in the election.
be out for/after sb's scalp › to want to defeat or punish someone in some way, especially to make them lose their job: The other Democrats should be after his scalp.
(Definition of scalp noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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