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They follow but your dummy scent

I'm off and they lose where you went,

What tracks you took, they're off and gone

Away a stone is close but left anon

Until I bring the light, my move demands

That you will understand.

'I sent a dummy?'
'No, your dummy scent.'
'What did my dummy send?'
'Nothing in the slightest!'

Riddle Answer A Throw

Riddle Explanation

scent I'm off and they lose where you went - to throw someone off the scent.

what tracks you took, they're off and gone - to throw someone off the tracks.

away a stone is close - a stone's throw away.

until I bring the light, my move demands that you will understand - to throw an amount of light on something.