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A new Taylor Swift album is upon us, which means that fans are once again eagerly dissecting the lyrics in search of hidden disses and coded confessions.

Some of the most obsessed-over lines are featured in “Father Figure,” the song that — as Swifties correctly guessed when the track list was released last month — features an interpolation of the George Michael song by the same name.

As usual, Taylor’s sights seem squarely aimed at her haters — but there’s some debate over exactly which enemies she’s targeting this time.

‘Father Figure’ seems to be Taylor’s way of lashing out at multiple foes

The song sees Taylor spinning a yarn about an ambitious young singer and the mentor who winds up exploiting her.

“Your thoughtless ambition sparked the ignition / O

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