| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Be taken for a backward clod, wearing clothing in pieces | ||
| Imitate successfully | Premier Sunday | 03 Nov 2024 |
| Emulate successfully | LA Times Daily | 05 May 2024 |
| Successfully imitate | Thomas Joseph | 23 May 2023 |
| Impersonate convincingly | LA Times Daily | 20 Nov 2021 |
| Be taken for | The Washington Post Sunday | 28 Oct 2018 |
| Successfully impersonate | Newsday | 02 Aug 2016 |
| Successfully imitate | Thomas Joseph | 03 Dec 2015 |
| Succeed in seeming to be | Wall Street Journal | 14 Nov 2015 |
| Succeed in seeming to be | ||
| Be mistaken for | ||
| Be taken for | ||
| Succeed in appearing to be | ||
| Be mistaken for | ||
| Imitate successfully | ||
| Assume the identity of | ||
| Successfully imitate | ||
| Imitate, perhaps | ||
| Represent, in spying | ||
| Be mistaken for |