#expedient  a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
  supertype:  means.effectuation__mean__agency__way  how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
  subtype:  makeshift__stopgap  something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
  subtype:  crutch  anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"
  subtype:  improvisation__temporary_expedient__temporaryexpedient  an unplanned expedient
  subtype:  pis_aller__pisaller__last_resort  French for `worst going'

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