Par'hyponoian
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From Greek ὑπόνοια hypónoia, "logical assumption". A logical or thought trope, consisting in the replacement of a second part in a phrase or a text, that would have been logically expected from the first part.
Examples
Clement Attlee is a sheep in a sheep's clothing.
The pun is based on the unexpected modification of a well-known idiom.
Former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, died yesterday. Sean Penn actually went down to Venezuela and met Chavez a few times. He's a polarizing figure that a lot of Americans really don't like. Chavez was, too.
A polarizing figure would have been expected to be about the president Hugo Chavez.