27 February 2002 - politician

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politician - A eutectic mixture of Batesian mimicry and brazen grandstanding.

clue:

A eutectic mixture of two substances is one with the lowest melting point. A Batesian mimic is an organism that, to avoid being eaten, has evolved to resemble a poisonous organism.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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