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Definition of sitting duck
sitting duck 
noun
- a vulnerable person.
Without cover, the soldier was a sitting duck.
Last edited on Sep 23 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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