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This has not stopped accusations that Darwin and his supporters used some very dirty tricks indeed to scupper Wallace.

scupper (v) 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait] 2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: queer, expose, endanger, peril] – How Darwin won the evolution race

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