fairy ring
n.— «For a minute there we thought some radical new accompaniment might break the spell of this fairy ring of cloned presentations. » —“Cholesterol People, Beware” by Leo Schofield Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) May 22, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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