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set-up

 
 
/ˈsetʌp/ noun [C] informal

Definition

ARRANGEMENT the way that something is arranged or organized: It took me a while to get used to the set-up in my new job.
TRICK a plan that is dishonest and is intended to trick someone
(Definition of set-up noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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